ScholarWorks > HHS > Social Work > JSSW > Vol. 30 > Iss. 4 (2003)
Keywords
Women, work, women workers, casinos, unions, union organizing, union activism
Abstract
Based on a re-analysis of data from a qualitative study of the work experience of 36 women casino workers, this article examines the contributions and personal characteristics of the 13 women in the sample who described themselves as committed union activists. These women, all leaders in the Hotel Employees, Restaurant Employees Union, were proud that collectively they had improved wages, benefits, and the conditions of work in Nevada casinos, and had created an environment that reinforced pride in a job well-done, provided job security, and promoted strong families and communities. These women's workplace experience serves as a reminder to the profession of the importance of collective power in the creation of a more just and humane world.
Recommended Citation
Chandler, Susan
(2003)
"Because a Better World Is Possible: Women Casino Workers, Union Activism and the Creation of a Just Workplace,"
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 30:
Iss.
4, Article 4.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.2938
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