The lexicon of labor
Subtitle: more then 500 key terms, biographical sketches, and historical insights concerning labor in America
By: R. Emmett Murray.
Publisher: New Press; Distributed by W.W. Norton
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
Subjects: Labor -- United States -- Dictionaries; Industrial relations -- United States -- Dictionaries; Labor laws and legislation -- United States -- Dictionaries; Labor leaders -- United States -- Biography -- Dictionaries
Genres: Dictionaries.
Description: The Lexicon of Labor features informative descriptions of over 500 key places, people, and events in American labor history. From Eugene Debs to Cesar Chavez, the Haymarket Riots in 1886 to the Teamsters/UPS strike in 1997. Emmett Murray provides brief, fascinating sketches of this vital part of the American experience.

The Lexicon of Labor also includes explanations of major legislative acts, definitions of key legal terminology, and complete listings of all the member unions of the AFL-CIO and independent unions in the United States. A practical, handy resource for students and journalists, and an ideal introduction to the history of labor in America.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-204).