Dead laws for dead men: the politics of federal coal mine health and safety legislation
"This account of the struggle for coal mine health and safety legislation in the U.S. examines the series of laws that steadily expanded the role of the federal government from the late 1800s through the 1980s. Curran concludes that federal legislation has done little to improve change conditio...
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| Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
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| Language: | English |
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Pittsburgh
1993
University of Pittsburgh Press |
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| Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19102180124919203629-Dead-laws-for-dead-men-the-pol.htm |
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| author | Curran, Daniel J. |
| author_facet | Curran, Daniel J. |
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| description | "This account of the struggle for coal mine health and safety legislation in the U.S. examines the series of laws that steadily expanded the role of the federal government from the late 1800s through the 1980s. Curran concludes that federal legislation has done little to improve change conditions in the coal mines." |
| format | TEXT |
| geographic | USA |
| id | 19102180124919203629_188a192a603f45b0b4821c9d8404f530 |
| institution | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
| is_hierarchy_id | 19102180124919203629_188a192a603f45b0b4821c9d8404f530 |
| is_hierarchy_title | Dead laws for dead men: the politics of federal coal mine health and safety legislation |
| language | English |
| physical | XII, 208 p. Paper |
| publishDate | 1993 |
| publisher | Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh Press |
| spellingShingle | Curran, Daniel J. coal mining history labour law occupational safety and health Dead laws for dead men: the politics of federal coal mine health and safety legislation |
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| title | Dead laws for dead men: the politics of federal coal mine health and safety legislation |
| topic | coal mining history labour law occupational safety and health |
| url | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19102180124919203629-Dead-laws-for-dead-men-the-pol.htm |