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Subject: [NY-IRISH] FYI Union of Longshoremen
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 04:59:55 EST


FYI I found this through Google.com. "Thus, by mid-century, the
longshoremen had begun to organize. In 1864, the first modern longshoremen’s union was
formed in the port of New York it was called the Longshoremen’s Union Protective
Association (LUPA)."

Present day>
International Longshoremen's Association
Founded 1892
Members 65,000 (2006)[1]
Country United States, Canada
Affiliation AFL-CIO, CLC, ITF
Key people Richard P. Hughes, Jr., President
Office location New York City, New York
Website www.ilaunion.org

Resource:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Longshoremen's_Association

Barb
N of NYC
Be kinder than necessary; everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle!
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writes:
> just a rumor but need to confirm i was looking for
> NYC shipping, togs, steamship co etc and was told
> yrears ago the old old records were stored in the
> basements of the twin towers ugh any correction or
> further infor never confirmed or denied any ideas am
> looking for whtie star steam tug co owned by sam
> lehommedieu and operated by charles kenzel ca 1880.
> writes:>
> Greetings everyone,> >
> I was curious as to whether or not there are surviving records for people
> who worked as a longshoreman in NYC. I have a great-grandfather> > that worked
> as a longshoreman for the Morgan Line Steamer back in 1917-1918 according to
> his alien registration record.
> Thanks!
> Richard








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