Harry "The Horse" Goldstein is the leading light in Organised Labour (unions) in Unity. He is the leader of the Amalgamated Engineering and Boiler Makers number 3824 (Unity RI) chapter, which is the largest and most active of Unity's unions.
It is the subject of much discussion exactly how tied up in The Mob he is, but it is usually assumed (as he is Jewish) that he is protected by the Boston mob against too much local interference.
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The other union leaders let him take the publicity and credit and blame for activity locally. His broken nose and heavily chewed cigar are a familiar sight on the front page of the local papers.
His nick name of "The Horse" is of unclear origin.
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28th December 1869, Lime Rock, RI |
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1885 graduates high school, becomes apprentice engineer to Zenith Boilers of Boston |
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1889 Joins NYNHH railroad as engineer in Boston works |
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1892 Joined Amalgamated Engineering and Boiler Makers in Providence |
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1893-1902 Worked in Providence works of NYNHH |
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1902 Arrives in the Unity works |
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1906 Elected shop steward of Unity works AEBM |
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1909 Elected leader of Unity chapter |
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1917 Selected by Unity union leaders as spokesman |
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1918, 1920-22 Led Rhode Island representatives at AEBM conferences |
Since 1909 he has been gradually extending his influence and positioning himself as the de facto controller of labour in the town. Since 1917 this has become more formal.
Harry is nominally a member of Beth Achdus Synagogue.