Kenny Riley and Black Union Labor Power in the Port of Charleston
Published on 24. March 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
213 pages
978-1-4766-7772-9 (ISBN)
Description
Their ancestors may have been cargo in the slave ships that arrived in Charleston, S.C. Today, the scale has been rebalanced: black longshoremen run the port's cargo operation. They are members of the International Longshoremen's Association, a powerful labor union, and Kenny Riley is the charismatic leader of the Charleston local.
Riley combines commitment to the civil rights movement with the practicality to ensure that Charleston remains a principal East Coast port. He emerged on the international stage in 2000, rallying union members worldwide to the defense of "The Charleston Five," longshoremen arrested after a confrontation with police turned violent. This is Riley's story as well as a behind-the-scenes look at organized black labor in a Deep South port.
Riley combines commitment to the civil rights movement with the practicality to ensure that Charleston remains a principal East Coast port. He emerged on the international stage in 2000, rallying union members worldwide to the defense of "The Charleston Five," longshoremen arrested after a confrontation with police turned violent. This is Riley's story as well as a behind-the-scenes look at organized black labor in a Deep South port.
Reviews / Votes
"Ted Reed's eagerness to cover stories untold and keen eye for detail create an amazing understanding of the intrinsic role labor unions play in making transportation industries work. I can't think of anyone better to tackle the legacy of Kenny Riley's transformative leadership as a powerful black labor leader in the heart of the anti-union South."-Sara Nelson, international president, Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO "Few writers understand the labor movement like Ted Reed does. He recognizes that any company's most important asset is its people. Kenny Riley is one of the greatest labor leaders the Machinists Union has had the pleasure to work with over the years. His fights in Charleston on behalf of his members have benefitted all working families throughout the region."-Sito Pantoja, International Association of Machinists.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
37 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
355 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4766-7772-9 (9781476677729)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Former Miami Herald reporter, Ted Reed is a business and labor writer. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. John Yurechko is a retired senior government military analyst. He lives in Locust Grove, Virginia.
Content
Table of Contents
Preface by Ted Reed
Introduction
?1.?We Lived in Our Own Little World
?2.?Getting an Education, Separate Not Equal
?3.?Charleston the Slave Port
?4.?A City Is Born: It Grows on the Backs of Slaves
?5.?The War for Freedom Leaves Many Enslaved
?6.?South Carolina Declares War on the United States
?7.?-Ex-Slaves Form a Labor Union and It Folds
?8.?Charleston Rots and Then Rebounds
?9.?George Washington German Brings the Union Back
10.?On the Waterfront
11.?Containers Take Over the World
12.?A Sixties Kid Takes Over Local 1422
13.?A World Beyond Charleston
14.?The Charleston Five
15.?Lessons Learned from the Charleston Five
16.?A Charleston Guy Finds Allies in New York and San Francisco
17.?The Family Politics of Local 1422
18.?For Labor, South Carolina Is Tough, but "The Union Is Anomalous"
19.?Riley Looks to Retirement
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
Preface by Ted Reed
Introduction
?1.?We Lived in Our Own Little World
?2.?Getting an Education, Separate Not Equal
?3.?Charleston the Slave Port
?4.?A City Is Born: It Grows on the Backs of Slaves
?5.?The War for Freedom Leaves Many Enslaved
?6.?South Carolina Declares War on the United States
?7.?-Ex-Slaves Form a Labor Union and It Folds
?8.?Charleston Rots and Then Rebounds
?9.?George Washington German Brings the Union Back
10.?On the Waterfront
11.?Containers Take Over the World
12.?A Sixties Kid Takes Over Local 1422
13.?A World Beyond Charleston
14.?The Charleston Five
15.?Lessons Learned from the Charleston Five
16.?A Charleston Guy Finds Allies in New York and San Francisco
17.?The Family Politics of Local 1422
18.?For Labor, South Carolina Is Tough, but "The Union Is Anomalous"
19.?Riley Looks to Retirement
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index