The Hiring Hall - Revision history

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	''by Herb Mills,'' from '''The San Francisco Waterfront: The Social Consequences of Industrial Modernization, Part One: The Good Old Days'''		''by Herb Mills,'' from '''The San Francisco Waterfront: The Social Consequences of Industrial Modernization, Part One: The Good Old Days'''

	<iframe src="~~http~~://archive.org/embed/ssfHMHRHALL" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen></iframe>		<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/ssfHMHRHALL" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen></iframe>

	'''Herb Mills speaks about the Hiring Hall in this 1996 interview.'''		'''Herb Mills speaks about the Hiring Hall in this 1996 interview.'''

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	The central demand of the long and bitter West Coast longshore [[1934 Big Strike\|strike of 1934]] focused upon the "shape-up" -- the practice of hiring men from amongst those who showed up each morning at one or another of the pier heads. The union sought -- and won a hiring hall jointly administered and operated by the employers and union through a labor relations committee. As countless union publications subsequently put it, "the ILWU is the hiring hall."		The central demand of the long and bitter West Coast longshore [[1934 Big Strike\|strike of 1934]] focused upon the "shape-up" -- the practice of hiring men from amongst those who showed up each morning at one or another of the pier heads. The union sought -- and won a hiring hall jointly administered and operated by the employers and union through a labor relations committee. As countless union publications subsequently put it, "the ILWU is the hiring hall."

	[[Image:~~ilwu2$hiring-hall~~.jpg]]		[[Image:HIRNGHAL.jpg]]

	'''ILWU Hiring Hall'''		'''ILWU Hiring Hall'''

Ccarlsson at 06:41, 1 April 2013

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	''Video: Chris Carlsson for Shaping San Francisco''		''Video: Chris Carlsson for Shaping San Francisco''

			[[Image:Bits-hayden-hiring-hall-1934.jpg]]

			'''The Hiring Hall, as depicted by Bits Hayden in 1934, after end of Big Strike. Note newspaper headline about Hiring Hall winning permanence from arbitrator's decision.'''

			''Image: Bits Hayden, from "The Big Strike"''

	The central demand of the long and bitter West Coast longshore [[1934 Big Strike\|strike of 1934]] focused upon the "shape-up" -- the practice of hiring men from amongst those who showed up each morning at one or another of the pier heads. The union sought -- and won a hiring hall jointly administered and operated by the employers and union through a labor relations committee. As countless union publications subsequently put it, "the ILWU is the hiring hall."		The central demand of the long and bitter West Coast longshore [[1934 Big Strike\|strike of 1934]] focused upon the "shape-up" -- the practice of hiring men from amongst those who showed up each morning at one or another of the pier heads. The union sought -- and won a hiring hall jointly administered and operated by the employers and union through a labor relations committee. As countless union publications subsequently put it, "the ILWU is the hiring hall."
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	The hiring hall was indeed the union. It was ''the'' institution whereby the reality of community could be fashioned and maintained by men who had agreed to structure and divide their work on a fair and equal basis and who, through great strife and conflict, had won the right to do so. As for the on-going fairness of the dispatch system, that was to be insured by the men annually electing their representatives to the joint Labor Relations and Promotions committees from their own ranks. An annual election of dispatchers by and from the ranks was also to assure the honesty and fairness of its day-to-day operation.		The hiring hall was indeed the union. It was ''the'' institution whereby the reality of community could be fashioned and maintained by men who had agreed to structure and divide their work on a fair and equal basis and who, through great strife and conflict, had won the right to do so. As for the on-going fairness of the dispatch system, that was to be insured by the men annually electing their representatives to the joint Labor Relations and Promotions committees from their own ranks. An annual election of dispatchers by and from the ranks was also to assure the honesty and fairness of its day-to-day operation.

			[[Image:Hiring-hall.jpg]]

			'''Hiring Hall, Longshore Local 16'''

			''Photo: ILWU Archives''

Ccarlsson: fixed video link

2013-03-20T19:12:29Z

fixed video link

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	''by Herb Mills,'' from '''The San Francisco Waterfront: The Social Consequences of Industrial Modernization, Part One: The Good Old Days'''		''by Herb Mills,'' from '''The San Francisco Waterfront: The Social Consequences of Industrial Modernization, Part One: The Good Old Days'''

			<iframe src="http://archive.org/embed/ssfHMHRHALL" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen></iframe>

			'''Herb Mills speaks about the Hiring Hall in this 1996 interview.'''

			''Video: Chris Carlsson for Shaping San Francisco''


			The central demand of the long and bitter West Coast longshore [[1934 Big Strike\|strike of 1934]] focused upon the "shape-up" -- the practice of hiring men from amongst those who showed up each morning at one or another of the pier heads. The union sought -- and won a hiring hall jointly administered and operated by the employers and union through a labor relations committee. As countless union publications subsequently put it, "the ILWU is the hiring hall."

	[[Image:ilwu2$hiring-hall.jpg]]		[[Image:ilwu2$hiring-hall.jpg]]
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	''Images: ILWU Archives''		''Images: ILWU Archives''

	The central demand of the long and bitter West Coast longshore [[1934 Big Strike\|strike of 1934]] focused upon the "shape-up" -- the practice of hiring men from amongst those who showed up each morning at one or another of the pier heads. The union sought -- and won a hiring hall jointly administered and operated by the employers and union through a labor relations committee. As countless union publications subsequently put it, "the ILWU is the hiring hall."

	The reasons for this demand were simple enough -- the shape-up was riddled with favoritism, discrimination, corruption, and pay-offs in the hiring of men. On the job it was distinguished by a relentless, exhausting and hazardous speed-up which was in turn very effectively enforced by capricious and arbitrary firings. By contrast, the hiring hall meant the preferential dispatch of union men. While promoting union membership directly, this also reduced the number of firings simply because the man who was fired was almost always replaced by another union man.		The reasons for this demand were simple enough -- the shape-up was riddled with favoritism, discrimination, corruption, and pay-offs in the hiring of men. On the job it was distinguished by a relentless, exhausting and hazardous speed-up which was in turn very effectively enforced by capricious and arbitrary firings. By contrast, the hiring hall meant the preferential dispatch of union men. While promoting union membership directly, this also reduced the number of firings simply because the man who was fired was almost always replaced by another union man.
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	~~{{#ev:archive\|ssfHMHRHALL\|320}}~~

	~~[http://www.archive.org/details/ssfHMHRHALL Herb Mills interview]~~

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	[http://www.archive.org/details/ssfHMHRHALL Herb Mills interview]		[http://www.archive.org/details/ssfHMHRHALL Herb Mills interview]

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Ccarlsson: Protected "The Hiring Hall": finished essay [edit=sysop:move=sysop]

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	[http://www.archive.org/details/ssfHMHRHALL Herb Mills interview]		[http://www.archive.org/details/ssfHMHRHALL Herb Mills interview]

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			'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>'''

			''by Herb Mills,'' from '''The San Francisco Waterfront: The Social Consequences of Industrial Modernization, Part One: The Good Old Days'''

	[[Image:ilwu2$hiring-hall.jpg]]		[[Image:ilwu2$hiring-hall.jpg]]

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	''Images: ILWU Archives''		''Images: ILWU Archives''

	The central demand of the long and bitter West Coast longshore [[1934 Big Strike\|strike of 1934]] focused upon the "shape-up" -- the practice of hiring men from amongst those who showed up each morning at one or another of the pier heads. The union sought -- and won a hiring hall jointly administered and operated by the employers and union through a labor relations committee. As countless union publications subsequently put it, ~~the~~ ILWU is the hiring hall.		The central demand of the long and bitter West Coast longshore [[1934 Big Strike\|strike of 1934]] focused upon the "shape-up" -- the practice of hiring men from amongst those who showed up each morning at one or another of the pier heads. The union sought -- and won a hiring hall jointly administered and operated by the employers and union through a labor relations committee. As countless union publications subsequently put it, "the ILWU is the hiring hall."

	The reasons for this demand were simple enough -- the shape-up was riddled with favoritism, discrimination, corruption, and pay-offs in the hiring of men. On the job it was distinguished by a relentless, exhausting and hazardous speed-up which was in turn very effectively enforced by capricious and arbitrary firings. By contrast, the hiring hall meant the preferential dispatch of union men. While promoting union membership directly, this also reduced the number of firings simply because the man who was fired was almost always replaced by another union man.		The reasons for this demand were simple enough -- the shape-up was riddled with favoritism, discrimination, corruption, and pay-offs in the hiring of men. On the job it was distinguished by a relentless, exhausting and hazardous speed-up which was in turn very effectively enforced by capricious and arbitrary firings. By contrast, the hiring hall meant the preferential dispatch of union men. While promoting union membership directly, this also reduced the number of firings simply because the man who was fired was almost always replaced by another union man.
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	The hiring hall was indeed the union. It was ''the'' institution whereby the reality of community could be fashioned and maintained by men who had agreed to structure and divide their work on a fair and equal basis and who, through great strife and conflict, had won the right to do so. As for the on-going fairness of the dispatch system, that was to be insured by the men annually electing their representatives to the joint Labor Relations and Promotions committees from their own ranks. An annual election of dispatchers by and from the ranks was also to assure the honesty and fairness of its day-to-day operation.		The hiring hall was indeed the union. It was ''the'' institution whereby the reality of community could be fashioned and maintained by men who had agreed to structure and divide their work on a fair and equal basis and who, through great strife and conflict, had won the right to do so. As for the on-going fairness of the dispatch system, that was to be insured by the men annually electing their representatives to the joint Labor Relations and Promotions committees from their own ranks. An annual election of dispatchers by and from the ranks was also to assure the honesty and fairness of its day-to-day operation.

	~~-- Herb Mills, ''The San Francisco Waterfront~~: ~~The Social Consequences of Industrial Modernization, Part One: The Good Old Days''~~
			{{#ev:archive\|ssfHMHRHALL\|320}}

	[http://www.archive.org/details/ssfHMHRHALL Herb Mills interview]		[http://www.archive.org/details/ssfHMHRHALL Herb Mills interview]

Ccarlsson at 23:39, 5 August 2008

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	''Images: ILWU Archives''		''Images: ILWU Archives''

	The central demand of the long and bitter West Coast longshore [[~~The~~ 1934 ~~General~~ Strike\|strike of 1934]] focused upon the "shape-up" -- the practice of hiring men from amongst those who showed up each morning at one or another of the pier heads. The union sought -- and won a hiring hall jointly administered and operated by the employers and union through a labor relations committee. As countless union publications subsequently put it, the ILWU is the hiring hall.		The central demand of the long and bitter West Coast longshore [[1934 Big Strike\|strike of 1934]] focused upon the "shape-up" -- the practice of hiring men from amongst those who showed up each morning at one or another of the pier heads. The union sought -- and won a hiring hall jointly administered and operated by the employers and union through a labor relations committee. As countless union publications subsequently put it, the ILWU is the hiring hall.

	The reasons for this demand were simple enough -- the shape-up was riddled with favoritism, discrimination, corruption, and pay-offs in the hiring of men. On the job it was distinguished by a relentless, exhausting and hazardous speed-up which was in turn very effectively enforced by capricious and arbitrary firings. By contrast, the hiring hall meant the preferential dispatch of union men. While promoting union membership directly, this also reduced the number of firings simply because the man who was fired was almost always replaced by another union man.		The reasons for this demand were simple enough -- the shape-up was riddled with favoritism, discrimination, corruption, and pay-offs in the hiring of men. On the job it was distinguished by a relentless, exhausting and hazardous speed-up which was in turn very effectively enforced by capricious and arbitrary firings. By contrast, the hiring hall meant the preferential dispatch of union men. While promoting union membership directly, this also reduced the number of firings simply because the man who was fired was almost always replaced by another union man.
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	-- Herb Mills, ''The San Francisco Waterfront: The Social Consequences of Industrial Modernization, Part One: The Good Old Days''		-- Herb Mills, ''The San Francisco Waterfront: The Social Consequences of Industrial Modernization, Part One: The Good Old Days''

	[http://www.archive.org/~~search.php?query=%22herb%20mills%22~~ Herb Mills interview]		[http://www.archive.org/details/ssfHMHRHALL Herb Mills interview]