books.google.com - Harry Van Arsdale Jr. (1905-1986) was a towering figure in the New York labor scene. After becoming business manager of Local 3 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in 1925, he fought for and won shorter work days in order to give more men a chance to work during the Great Depression....http://books.google.com/books/about/Harry_Van_Arsdale_Jr.html?id=WLXg_gKAdt4C&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareHarry Van Arsdale, Jr