Unions and wages in Nevada's hotel-casino industry

Journal of Labor Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 345-361

  Waddoups, C Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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EID: 0040956505     PISSN: 01953613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12122-000-1052-x     Document Type: Article

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