Organized labor's political scorecard

Journal of Labor Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 365-392

  Masters, Marick F ^a   Delaney, John T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 24144502914     PISSN: 01953613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12122-005-1011-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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