Vegas at odds
Subtitle: labor struggle in a leisure economy, 1960-1985
By: James P. Kraft.
Series: Studies in industry and society
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780801893575
Subjects: Labor movement -- Nevada -- Las Vegas -- History -- 20th century; Labor -- Nevada -- Las Vegas -- History -- 20th century; Las Vegas (Nev.) -- Economic conditions -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The rise of corporate resorts; title: Working in Las Vegas; title: The first work stoppages; title: The struggle for the casinos; title: Workplace incidents; title: Fighting for equal rights; title: The spirit of 76; title: Management digs in, 1982-84; title: The strike of 1984-85.