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The Lexicon of Labor: More Than 500 Key Terms, Biographical Sketches, and Historical Insights Concerning Labor in America

by R. Emmett Murray , Elaine Bernard , Thomas Geoghegan
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9781595582263
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: New Press
  • Publisher Imprint: New Press
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  • Pages: 208
  • Original Price: USD 18.95
  • Language: English
  • Edition: Revised, Update
  • Item Weight: 295 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Labor & Industrial Relations

A thoroughly updated edition of the clever, fun-to-read compilation of union language and lore. "Worth reading aloud while walking the picket line." -The Seattle Times

First published in 1998, The Lexicon of Labor found a large and appreciative following among readers who were grateful to have the vibrant, powerful language of the labor movement captured in a lively single volume. This long-awaited revised and updated edition includes dozens of new terms and developments that will introduce a new generation to the labor lexicon.

From Frederick Douglass to C�sar Ch�vez, from the Haymarket Riots in 1886 to the Change to Win federation formed in 2005, this classic labor lexicon provides concise, enlightening sketches of over five hundred key places, people, and events in American labor history. A practical resource for students and journalists, The Lexicon of Labor is as entertaining for longtime union members seeking to get reacquainted with the traditions of the movement as it is for newcomers wishing to discover the unique language and history of unionism.

The Lexicon of Labor also includes explanations of major legislative acts, definitions of key legal terminology, and complete listings of all the member unions of the AFL-CIO and independent unions in the United States. It is the perfect introduction to the history of labor in America.

"A handy reference for individuals who want an introduction to U.S. labor terminology and labor history." -Library Journal

"Fills a longstanding void . . . by far the largest compilation of definitions of words and phrases used in the specialized vocabulary of unionists." -Northwest Labor Press

R. Emmett Murray (1939-2008), a longtime newspaperman, was past president of the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild, Local 82.

Elaine Bernard is the executive director of the Labor and Worklife Program at the Harvard School of Law. She lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.

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