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'''Herb Mills and Peter Brown in the hold of a ship doing longshore work, c. 1960.''' | |||
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''Interviewed in his home in Berkeley in 1996 by Steve Stallone and Chris Carlsson'' | ''Interviewed in his home in Berkeley in 1996 by Steve Stallone and Chris Carlsson'' | ||
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In these clips Herb Mills describes the history of longshoremen and the rise of the ILWU, the role of the hiring hall and other key moments in the transformation of working class politics in San Francisco. | In these clips Herb Mills describes the history of longshoremen and the rise of the ILWU, the role of the hiring hall and other key moments in the transformation of working class politics in San Francisco. | ||
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'''Herb Mills shares his thoughts on the "old days" on the waterfront, both in terms of the [[The Dialogue|work and the workers]], and the scene along the old City Front.''' | '''Herb Mills shares his thoughts on the "old days" on the waterfront, both in terms of the [[The Dialogue|work and the workers]], and the scene along the old City Front.''' | ||
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''Video: Chris Carlsson'' | ''Video: Chris Carlsson'' | ||
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'''Herb Mills on Solidarity & Morality among [[Living Memories, 1931-1960|the longshoremen of the ILWU]].''' | '''Herb Mills on Solidarity & Morality among [[Living Memories, 1931-1960|the longshoremen of the ILWU]].''' | ||
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''Video: Chris Carlsson and Steve Stallone'' | ''Video: Chris Carlsson and Steve Stallone'' | ||
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'''Herb Mills on longshoring work and [[A Community That Fights|solidarity in the hold]].''' | '''Herb Mills on longshoring work and [[A Community That Fights|solidarity in the hold]].''' | ||
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''Video: Chris Carlsson and Steve Stallone'' | ''Video: Chris Carlsson and Steve Stallone'' | ||
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'''Herb Mills speaks about the [[The Hiring Hall|Hiring Hall]] in this 1996 interview.''' | '''Herb Mills speaks about the [[The Hiring Hall|Hiring Hall]] in this 1996 interview.''' | ||
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''Video: Chris Carlsson for Shaping San Francisco'' | ''Video: Chris Carlsson for Shaping San Francisco'' | ||
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'''Herb Mills, former Secretary-Treasurer of Local 10, ILWU, speaks about [[Mechanization on the Waterfront|the container]]''' | '''Herb Mills, former Secretary-Treasurer of Local 10, ILWU, speaks about [[Mechanization on the Waterfront|the container]]''' | ||
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<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/HerbMills1971Strike_201902" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen></iframe> | <iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/HerbMills1971Strike_201902" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen></iframe> | ||
'''Herb Mills, longtime Secretary-Treasurer Local 10, explaining the ins and outs of the 1971 strike in a 1995 interview.''' | '''Herb Mills, longtime Secretary-Treasurer Local 10, explaining the ins and outs of the [[Why the 1971-72 ILWU Strike Failed|1971 strike]] in a 1995 interview.''' | ||
''Video: Shaping San Francisco'' | ''Video: Shaping San Francisco'' | ||
Latest revision as of 11:45, 20 October 2022
Oral History
Herb Mills and Peter Brown in the hold of a ship doing longshore work, c. 1960.
Photo: provenance unknown
Interviewed in his home in Berkeley in 1996 by Steve Stallone and Chris Carlsson
In these clips Herb Mills describes the history of longshoremen and the rise of the ILWU, the role of the hiring hall and other key moments in the transformation of working class politics in San Francisco.
<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/HerbMillsTheOldDays" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Herb Mills shares his thoughts on the "old days" on the waterfront, both in terms of the work and the workers, and the scene along the old City Front.
Video: Chris Carlsson
<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/HerbMillsSolidarityAndMorality" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Herb Mills on Solidarity & Morality among the longshoremen of the ILWU.
Video: Chris Carlsson and Steve Stallone
<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/HerbMillsAHighlySkilledJob" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Herb Mills on longshoring work and solidarity in the hold.
Video: Chris Carlsson and Steve Stallone
<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.
Video: Chris Carlsson for Shaping San Francisco
<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/ssfHMCONTAN" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Herb Mills, former Secretary-Treasurer of Local 10, ILWU, speaks about the container
Interview by Chris Carlsson and Steve Stallone, 1996
<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/HerbMills1971Strike_201902" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Herb Mills, longtime Secretary-Treasurer Local 10, explaining the ins and outs of the 1971 strike in a 1995 interview.
Video: Shaping San Francisco