The effect of unionism on accidents in U.S. coal mining, 1897-1929

Industrial Relations

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-120

  Boal, William M ^a  

^a DRAKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; COAL MINING; DATA SET; SAFETY; TRADE UNION; WORKPLACE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57749118603     PISSN: 00198676     EISSN: 1468232X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-232X.2008.00547.x     Document Type: Article

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