A union-initiated safety training program leads to improved workplace safety

Labor Studies Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 53-66

  Hilyer, Barbara ^a   Leviton, Laura ^b   Overman, Lynn ^b   Mukherjee, Snigdha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Health and safety; Program evaluation labor management cooperation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247318754     PISSN: 0160449X     EISSN: 15389758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0160449X0002400403     Document Type: Article

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