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Day Laborers and Dock Workers: Casual Labor Markets and Immigration Policy

Author: Peter Skerry

Published in: Society | Issue 1/2008

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The situations of nineteenth century dock workers and today’s immigrant day laborers bear striking similarities and challenges, especially for those seeking to organize them into labor unions. The obstacles confronting such organizing efforts also underscore the legitimate concerns many Americans have about the threats to social order posed by immigrants today.

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Title: Day Laborers and Dock Workers: Casual Labor Markets and Immigration Policy
Author: Peter Skerry
Publication date: 01-02-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Society / Issue 1/2008
Print ISSN: 0147-2011
Electronic ISSN: 1936-4725
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-007-9042-8

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