Mobsters, Unions, and Feds: The Mafia and the American Labor Movement
- ISBN-10
- 0814742947
- ISBN-13
- 9780814742945
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-05-01
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Author
- James B. Jacobs
Description
The first book to document organized labor and the massive federal clean-up effort.
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