The port worker and his union : the first 40 years of Singapore Port Workers Union



Digitised Book 216.73.216.191 (0)

1986

The port worker and his union : the first 40 years of Singapore Port Workers Union

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This publication is to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Singapore Port Workers Union (SPWU). It contains a history of the Port of Singapore Authority as well as recollections and photographs of the port, its workers and their union, the first union in Singapore to be officially registered in 1946.

Subjects

Singapore Port Workers Union--History Labor unions--Singapore Stevedores--Labor unions--Singapore

Categories

Labour and employment

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Title
The port worker and his union : the first 40 years of Singapore Port Workers Union
Creators
  • Singapore Port Workers Union
Subject
  • Singapore Port Workers Union--History
  • Labor unions--Singapore
  • Stevedores--Labor unions--Singapore
Publisher
  • Published for the Singapore Port Workers Union by Times Books International, 1986
  • National Library Board Singapore, 1986
Contributors
Digital Description
application/pdf, ill., plans, ports.
Provenance
Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgement -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Port workers today -- 2. The first port workers -- 3. The first unions and turbulent times -- 4. Forging new relationships -- 5. The turning point -- 6. Partners in progress -- 7. Looking back -- The interviewees -- Reference.
Edition
Copyright
  • All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2009.