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Charlestown is a fictional story about the plight of Boston Taxi
Cab drivers in the early 1980's and their struggle to form a Union
as their answer to achieving better earnings and working
conditions. Harry Sharpstone, Union organizer, is dispatched by the
Teamster's Union of Chicago to orchestrate this union organization.
Conflict, coalitions and struggle result. Is resolve achieved?
Typically, Management and Unions never achieve permanent resolve,
just a temporary platform for a truce. The coalitions are the Taxi
Cab owners and Taxi Medallion owners who are frequently from
Charlestown and the North End and are supported by the enforcement
of local Mafia types associated with known racketeer Raymond
Patriarca of Providence Mafia fame. Since the issuance of these
valuable Taxi Medallions is controlled by Boston Chief of Police
Bratton he may be lending favor to the owners. The other faction is
the Taxi Cab Drivers. They are supported by the efforts of the
Teamsters which is ruled by James Hoffa, State Senate President
Billy Bulger, who is known to favor the struggle of the blue collar
worker, and Billy's brother, Whitey Bulger, the suspected leader of
the Winter Hill Gang and rackets in South Boston. When these two
factions clash over the power struggle between the Taxi Cab
Medallion owners and the Taxi Cab Drivers the situation ranges from
intense to combustible. Local political and social culture creates
a distinct Boston flavor as the story twists, turns and unfolds
Relax and enjoy for as long you can. You may find yourself sliding
to the edge of your seat not sure of how you got there.
In Selective Eye: An Architect's Notebook, David Martin takes us
along on a life-long journey of discovery that begins with his
distinguished architectural legacy, and his early personal family
and educational influences. Sharing his memorable visual and verbal
impressions of his wide-ranging travels, through Asia, Europe, the
American Southwest, Mexico, the Middle East, the South Pacific, and
the Caribbean, David's journey concludes with valuable insights
into the conception, design and realization process in
architecture, the MADWORKSHOP Foundation, his distinguished career
as a teacher, and his plans for the future. A testament to the fact
that David is an extremely talented watercolorist and photographer
with a not-so-secret passion for automotive and furniture design,
his watercolors have been exhibited throughout the United States
and are presented here, for the first time, as a collection in
print form.
Charlestown is a fictional story about the plight of Boston Taxi
Cab drivers in the early 1980's and their struggle to form a Union
as their answer to achieving better earnings and working
conditions. Harry Sharpstone, Union organizer, is dispatched by the
Teamster's Union of Chicago to orchestrate this union organization.
Conflict, coalitions and struggle result. Is resolve achieved?
Typically, Management and Unions never achieve permanent resolve,
just a temporary platform for a truce. The coalitions are the Taxi
Cab owners and Taxi Medallion owners who are frequently from
Charlestown and the North End and are supported by the enforcement
of local Mafia types associated with known racketeer Raymond
Patriarca of Providence Mafia fame. Since the issuance of these
valuable Taxi Medallions is controlled by Boston Chief of Police
Bratton he may be lending favor to the owners. The other faction is
the Taxi Cab Drivers. They are supported by the efforts of the
Teamsters which is ruled by James Hoffa, State Senate President
Billy Bulger, who is known to favor the struggle of the blue collar
worker, and Billy's brother, Whitey Bulger, the suspected leader of
the Winter Hill Gang and rackets in South Boston. When these two
factions clash over the power struggle between the Taxi Cab
Medallion owners and the Taxi Cab Drivers the situation ranges from
intense to combustible. Local political and social culture creates
a distinct Boston flavor as the story twists, turns and unfolds
Relax and enjoy for as long you can. You may find yourself sliding
to the edge of your seat not sure of how you got there.
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