The Maritime Industry Strike : documents, 1965.

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The Maritime Industry Strike : documents, 1965.

Include miscellaneous union-produced documents having to do with the Maritime Industry Strike of 1965 and related matters.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7887242

Cornell University Library

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