Vegas at odds labor conflict in a leisure economy, 1960-1985 /

Kraft, James P.

Vegas at odds labor conflict in a leisure economy, 1960-1985 / [electronic resource] : James P. Kraft. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010. - x, 273 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. - Studies in industry and society . - Studies in industry and society. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The rise of corporate resorts -- Working in Las Vegas -- The first work stoppages -- The struggle for the casinos -- Workplace incidents -- Fighting for equal rights -- The spirit of '76 -- Management digs in, 1982-1984 -- The strike of 1984-1985.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Labor movement--History--Nevada--Las Vegas--20th century.
Labor--History--Nevada--Las Vegas--20th century.


Las Vegas (Nev.)--Economic conditions--20th century.


Electronic books.

HD8085.L373 / K73 2010

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