About this episode

The episode discusses the 1962-63 Longshoremen Strike in Philadelphia and its impact on waterfront commerce and labor rights.

Philadelphia has always been a city dominated by its waterfront commerce. But the workers who make that commerce possible have always had to fight hard for their fair share. In the midst of a strike covering the whole of the East Coast, Philly's dockworkers became a key player fighting against the bosses, courts, and even the President. Support the show www.laborjawn.com

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