Welcome to the Harry Bridges Project
The Harry Bridges Project was created to promote the legacy of labor leader
Harry Bridges and to aid in the public's understanding of his importance to
history. Bridges' work, which had and still has an enormous impact
on our lives, is largely unknown outside specific labor union and academic
circles. Our project presents his story to a much wider public through
a variety of mediums. We take our audiences on a journey through
some of America's most turbulent years, with one of its most dynamic figures
as their guide.
Order Your Copy of "Step By Step"
To read the press release for the cd click here.
Watch us on YouTube
To see all five videos go to our YouTube page.
Here is a sample of what you'll see.
The project grieves the loss of a wonderful man
We are sad to have lost Jack Stryker who was both a great friend and generous supporter of the project. Jack was a "100% union man" and we miss him.
Some Recent & Upcoming Performances :
In November of 2006, Ian Ruskin performed his one-man play "From Wharf Rats to
Lords of the Docks" at the AFL-CIO Headquarters in Washington DC. To read the
full review click
here.
- Harvard Law School, Trade Union Program's 65th
- Anniversary, Cambridge, MA, October 6, 2007. See letter of recommendation here.
- California Teachers Association, Region 3 Leadership Conference, Los Angeles, CA. February 3rd, 2008
- University of Washington, "Walker-Ames Lecturer" series, Spring,
- Guthrie Center, Great Barrington, MA June 7th at 8 PM
- The National Union of Public and General Employees and CAW/TCA Canada, Ottawa, Canada, June 9th, at the Cube Gallery
- The Comey Institute of Industrial Relations at Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA. June 28th, 7:30 p.m.
- The Liverpool Dockers/Initiative Factory at The Casa, 29 Hope Street, Liverpool, England. August 8th and 9th, 2008
- Alaska AFL-CIO State Federation, Conference and Public Performance, Anchorage, Aug. 27 - 28.
- California Teachers Association, Region 1 Conference, Santa Clara Marriott Hotel, Oct. 18.
- Rancho Los Cerritos. Open to the Public. Long Beach, CA, October 25 7:00 p.m.
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Performances booked for 2009
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Vacaville, CA Feb. 28.
- National Education Association, UniServe Managers Conference, San Diego, March 3.
- Center for Collaborative Solutions Conference, Disney Paradise Pier Hotel, Orange County, CA, March 18.
- Organization of American Historians, Seattle, Washington, March 27.
2008
Film Screenings
- Screening of "To Make a Long Story Short: the Life and Times of Sam Kagel" at the ILWU Pensioner"s Convention, Long Beach, CA on September 18, 2007
- "From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks' at the Dryden Theater, George Eastman House, Rochester, New York, October 12, 2007 as part of their Labor Film Series.
- "To Make a Long Story Short" – Port of San Francisco January, Pier One, San Francisco, CA, 22nd January
Videos
The Drill Team
To read an article about the drill team, which apppeared in a recent edition of the "Christian Science Monitor," click here.
Click here to see The ILWU Local 10 Drill Team rehearsing.
Click below (broadband connection recommended) to see Arlo Guthrie singing "The Ballad of Harry Bridges."
Arlo Guthrie
Our First Radio Documentary
To listen to the radio documentary "From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks" click Part I and Part II.