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Dockworker Power - Race and Activism in Durban and the San Francisco Bay Area (Hardcover)
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Dockworker Power - Race and Activism in Durban and the San Francisco Bay Area (Hardcover)
Series: Working Class in American History
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Dockworkers have power. Often missed in commentary on today's
globalizing economy, workers in the world's ports can harness their
role, at a strategic choke point, to promote their labor rights and
social justice causes. Peter Cole brings such overlooked
experiences to light in an eye-opening comparative study of Durban,
South Africa, and the San Francisco Bay Area, California.
Path-breaking research reveals how unions effected lasting change
in some of the most far-reaching struggles of modern times. First,
dockworkers in each city drew on longstanding radical traditions to
promote racial equality. Second, they persevered when a new
technology--container ships--sent a shockwave of layoffs through
the industry. Finally, their commitment to black internationalism
and leftist politics sparked transnational work stoppages to
protest apartheid and authoritarianism. Dockworker Power not only
brings to light surprising parallels in the experiences of dockers
half a world away from each other. It also offers a new perspective
on how workers can change their conditions and world.
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