A portrait of Harry Von Arsdale Jr (1905-1986), a towering figure in the New York labour scene. As business manager and president of important labour organizations, he advocated and won shorter work days, instituted paid vacation, annuity plans, and educational opportunities for union workers.
A portrait of Harry Von Arsdale Jr (1905-1986), a towering figure in the New York labour scene. As business manager and president of important labour organizations, he advocated and won shorter work days, instituted paid vacation, annuity plans, and educational opportunities for union workers.
Foreword by Theodore W. Kheel Preface A Tribute by Christopher Erikson Acknowledgments Photographs follow page 121 1. From the Revolutionary War to Hell's Kitchen 2. Making His Mark: Early Struggles in Local Union 3 3. A Fight to the Top 4. Dealing with the New Deal 5. Growing Pains 6. Battles on Many Fronts 7. America at War 8. The Working Man and Woman: Learning and Compassion 9. Mister Labor 10. United Federation of Teachersa nd the Brotherhood Party 11. Troubleshooting Here and Abroad 12. Van Arsdale at the Wheel 13. A Wider Garden to Tend 14. The Kid Goes Down Fighting Afterword by Hy Greenblatt Notes Index About the Author
Foreword by Theodore W. Kheel Preface A Tribute by Christopher Erikson Acknowledgments Photographs follow page 121 1. From the Revolutionary War to Hell's Kitchen 2. Making His Mark: Early Struggles in Local Union 3 3. A Fight to the Top 4. Dealing with the New Deal 5. Growing Pains 6. Battles on Many Fronts 7. America at War 8. The Working Man and Woman: Learning and Compassion 9. Mister Labor 10. United Federation of Teachersa nd the Brotherhood Party 11. Troubleshooting Here and Abroad 12. Van Arsdale at the Wheel 13. A Wider Garden to Tend 14. The Kid Goes Down Fighting Afterword by Hy Greenblatt Notes Index About the Author
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