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- catalog abstract ""Harry Van Arsdale Jr. revolutionized the labor scene from the 1930s until his death in 1986, first as Business Manager of New York's International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 3, and later as head of the New York City Central Labor Council and IBEW Treasurer. Now the legendary labor leader and his remarkable accomplishments during the Depression and the booming post-World War II years are recalled in this first authorized biography."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12962450.
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description ""Harry Van Arsdale Jr. revolutionized the labor scene from the 1930s until his death in 1986, first as Business Manager of New York's International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 3, and later as head of the New York City Central Labor Council and IBEW Treasurer. Now the legendary labor leader and his remarkable accomplishments during the Depression and the booming post-World War II years are recalled in this first authorized biography."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Foreword / Theodore W. Kheel -- A Tribute / Christopher Erikson -- From the Revolutionary War to Hell's Kitchen -- The Beginnings -- Genealogy -- The Van Arsdales in the Revolutionary War -- A New Start in New York City -- Family Hardships -- Harry Van Arsdale Jr.'s Entry into Unionism -- The Start of a Family -- Making His Mark: Early Struggles in Local Union 3 -- Factionalism -- Howell Broach Arrives on the Scene -- Van Arsdale's Rise to Leadership -- His Victory over Film Theater Owners -- The Great Depression -- Gangsterism and Communism -- A Fight to the Top -- Byzantine Politics -- The "Spy" Plot -- Factionalism Continues -- The "New Deal" Group and the "Committee of 100" -- Wrongful Criminal Charges and Exoneration -- Van Arsdale Elected as Business Manager -- Dealing with the New Deal -- The Roosevelt Administration and a "New Deal" for Labor -- Controversy Between the AFL and the CIO -- Local 3 as Hybrid Vertical/Horizontal Union -- Van Arsdale Innovations -- The Seven-Hour Day -- Job and Family -- Growing Pains -- The 1935 Subway Strike -- WPA Wage Scales -- The Allen Bradley Case -- Van Arsdale's Growing Stature -- The Growth of Local 3 -- The Five-Day Week, The Six-Hour Day -- Trip to the Soviet Union -- Management Pays the Employee's Share of Social Security Tax -- Battles on Many Fronts -- The 1939 World's Fair -- Troubles with the Media -- The Electrical Union World -- The Thurman Arnold Suit -- Van Arsdale's Opposition to U.S. Involvement in the European Conflict -- The Leviton and Triangle Strikes.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "xv, 274 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0765610442 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe,".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "331.88/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "HD8073.V36 R84 2003".
- catalog subject "Labor movement United States History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Labor unions United States Officials and employees Biography.".
- catalog subject "Van Arsdale, Harry, 1905-1986.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Foreword / Theodore W. Kheel -- A Tribute / Christopher Erikson -- From the Revolutionary War to Hell's Kitchen -- The Beginnings -- Genealogy -- The Van Arsdales in the Revolutionary War -- A New Start in New York City -- Family Hardships -- Harry Van Arsdale Jr.'s Entry into Unionism -- The Start of a Family -- Making His Mark: Early Struggles in Local Union 3 -- Factionalism -- Howell Broach Arrives on the Scene -- Van Arsdale's Rise to Leadership -- His Victory over Film Theater Owners -- The Great Depression -- Gangsterism and Communism -- A Fight to the Top -- Byzantine Politics -- The "Spy" Plot -- Factionalism Continues -- The "New Deal" Group and the "Committee of 100" -- Wrongful Criminal Charges and Exoneration -- Van Arsdale Elected as Business Manager -- Dealing with the New Deal -- The Roosevelt Administration and a "New Deal" for Labor -- Controversy Between the AFL and the CIO -- Local 3 as Hybrid Vertical/Horizontal Union -- Van Arsdale Innovations -- The Seven-Hour Day -- Job and Family -- Growing Pains -- The 1935 Subway Strike -- WPA Wage Scales -- The Allen Bradley Case -- Van Arsdale's Growing Stature -- The Growth of Local 3 -- The Five-Day Week, The Six-Hour Day -- Trip to the Soviet Union -- Management Pays the Employee's Share of Social Security Tax -- Battles on Many Fronts -- The 1939 World's Fair -- Troubles with the Media -- The Electrical Union World -- The Thurman Arnold Suit -- Van Arsdale's Opposition to U.S. Involvement in the European Conflict -- The Leviton and Triangle Strikes.".
- catalog title "Harry Van Arsdale, Jr. : labor's champion / Gene Ruffini.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".