Harry Bridges
American labor leader (1901–1990)
Harry Bridges (July 28, 1901 – March 30, 1990) was an Australian-born American union leader, first with the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA).
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Quotes
edit- The most important word in the language of the working class is solidarity.
- Quoted in Glass, Fred (2016). From Mission to Microchip: A History of the California Labor Movement. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-28840-9.
See also
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- Harry Bridges on IMDb
- ILWU Local 19: Harry Bridges A Biography, accessed June 23, 2012
- Harry Bridges: Life and Legacy, a multimedia section of the Waterfront Workers History Project
- Speech delivered by Harry Bridges to the Comstock Club of Sacramento, California on June 6, 1967