There will always be a place for us somewhere, somehow, as long as we see to it that working people fight for everything they have, everything they hope to get, for dignity, equality, democracy, to oppose war and to bring to the world a better life.
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| Birth: | 28th July, 1901 |
| Death: | 30th March, 1990 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Union Leader |
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Harry Bridges was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an Australian-born American union leader, first with the International Longshoremen's Association. In 1937, he led several chapters in forming a new union, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, expanding members to workers in warehouses, and led it for the next 40 years.
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