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Abstract

In 1945, Joseph P. ("King") Ryan, lifetime President of the International Longshoremen's Association (AFL), made his usual back-door agreement with the New York Shipping Association. It was a ten-cent deal and the rank and file longshoremen of New York showed their disapproval by striking. Ryan went back into negotiations, and the final settlement, following upon an arbitrator's award, was an increase of twenty-five cents an hour.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website.