International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union papers, [ca. 1936-1976].

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International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union papers, [ca. 1936-1976].

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Subject files relating to seamen and maritime unions include miscellaneous publications (union, industry, government, etc.), clippings, reports and studies, press releases of various unions and organizations, statistical data, copies of legislative bills, reports on and minutes of various conferences, copies of union constitutions and by-laws, copies of collective bargaining agreements, occasional copies of ILWU memoranda and letters, etc.

Originals : 21 cartons (26.25 linear ft.).Seamen: Trade Unions Joint Action, New York Maritime Council, one folder from Carton 3 : also available on microfilm : negative (BNEG Box 2839) and positive.

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In the years following World War II, rank-and-file members of the International Longshoremen's Association became increasingly restive as a result of dissatisfaction with union contracts. Finally, in the fall of 1951, a series of unauthorized strikes was climaxed by a twenty-one day wildcat strike in the Port of New York. The strikers included several high-ranking ILA officials and a future president, Thomas Gleason. The strike ended when a board of inquiry to investigate the strike...

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