ILWU Local 19's history of their / our famous MTW organizer.

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. Through this project we will take our audience on a journey through some of America's most turbulent years, with one of its most dynamic figures as their guide. Bridges' work, which had and still has, an enormous impact on our lives, is largely unknown outside specific labor union and academic circles. This project aims to present his story to a much wider audience through several mediums including a play, radio documentaries, a traveling exhibition, educational programs, a film project and our web site. Following the above links will guide you through

The Harry Bridges Institute (HBI) was founded in 1993 to meet a pressing need to educate a new generation of workers about the rich history of the labor movement; to demonstrate the benefit of union membership to the working community - and to showcase and celebrate the contributions of labor leaders as well as rank-and-file trade unionists, not only in the founding of unions but in the continued struggle for workers' rights.