UNITE's victory at Richmark: Community-based union organizing in communities of color

Labor Studies Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-41

  Juravich, Tom ^a   Hilgert, Jeff ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b Labor Relations and Research Center

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EID: 33645911265     PISSN: 0160449X     EISSN: 15389758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0160449X9902400104     Document Type: Conference Paper

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