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Vegas at Odds:

Labor Conflict in a Leisure Economy, 1960-1985
  • ISBN-13: 9780801893575
  • Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • By James P. Kraft
  • Price: AUD $135.00
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  • Local release date: 16/03/2010
  • Format: Hardback 304 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: History of the Americas [HBJK]
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The stories of the shadowy networks and wealthy people who bankrolled and sustained Las Vegas's continuous reinvention are well documented in works of scholarship, journalism, and popular culture. Yet no one has studied closely and over a long period of time the dynamics of the workforce -- the casino and hotel workers and their relations with the companies they work for and occasionally strike against. James P. Kraft here explores the rise and changing fortunes of organized and unorganized labor as Las Vegas evolved from a small, somewhat seedy desert oasis into the glitzy tourist destination that it is today.Drawing on scores of interviews, personal and published accounts, and public records, Kraft brings to life the largely behind—the—scenes battles over control of Sin City workplaces between 1960 and 1985. He examines successful and failed organizing drives, struggles over pay and equal rights, and worker grievances and arbitration to show how the resort industry's evolution affected hotel and casino workers. From changes in the political and economic climate to large—scale strikes, backroom negotiations, and individual worker—supervisor confrontations, Kraft explains how Vegas's overwhelmingly service—oriented economy works -- and doesn't work -- for the people and companies who cater to the city's pleasure—seeking visitors.American historians and anyone interested in the history of labor or Las Vegas will find this account highly original, insightful, and even—handed.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Rise of Corporate Resorts
2. Working in Las Vegas
3. The First Work Stoppages
4. The Struggle for the Casinos
5. Workplace Incidents
6. Fighting for Equal Rights
7. The Spirit of '76
8. Management Digs In, 1982–1984
9. The Strike of 1984–1985
Afterword
Notes
Essay on Sources
Index

""...putting us right in the thick of the labour movement, Kraft's Vegas at Odds expertly summarizes the changes in Vegas over the past 30 years. In the book, Kraft charts the rise of the everyday 'worker', but more specifically the role of the powerful unions, in Sin City from 1960 to 1985.""

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