Historical Dictionary of Organized Labor
- ISBN-10
- 0810849119
- ISBN-13
- 9780810849112
- Series
- Historical Dictionary of Organized Labor
- Category
- Labor movement
- Pages
- 514
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Author
- J. C. Docherty
Description
Thoroughly updated, this essential reference source introduces scholars to the study of organized labor on the international as well as national level. Contains 400 entries describing the labor movements in countries around the world, and the important people, organizations, ideas, and political parties involved in organized labor. Includes a summary list of past and present international labor leaders, lists of global union federations and the affiliated organizations of major national labor federations, and analytical lists of the membership of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions.
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