Casino women : courage in unexpected places /
Chandler, Susan Kerr.
Casino women : courage in unexpected places / Susan Chandler and Jill B. Jones. - Ithaca, N.Y. : ILR Press, 2011. - xiii, 224 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-218) and index.
"You have to do it for the people coming" -- "They're treating us like donkeys, really" : housekeeping and other back of the house work -- "Kiss my foot" : cocktail waitressing -- "I'll always love the union" -- "Here's my heart" -- Darlene Jespersen v. Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. -- Liberation theology, pit boss style -- Dealing : the view from dead center -- Stuck -- Big tobacco rides the strip -- Crossing over to the other side -- Conclusion : "a marvelous victory".
9780801450143 (cloth : alk. paper) 0801450144 (cloth : alk. paper)
2011009589
Casinos--Employees.--Nevada
Gambling industry--Employees.--Nevada
Women service industries workers--Nevada.
Employee rights--Nevada.
HV6721.N45 / C43 2011
331.4/8179509793
Casino women : courage in unexpected places / Susan Chandler and Jill B. Jones. - Ithaca, N.Y. : ILR Press, 2011. - xiii, 224 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-218) and index.
"You have to do it for the people coming" -- "They're treating us like donkeys, really" : housekeeping and other back of the house work -- "Kiss my foot" : cocktail waitressing -- "I'll always love the union" -- "Here's my heart" -- Darlene Jespersen v. Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. -- Liberation theology, pit boss style -- Dealing : the view from dead center -- Stuck -- Big tobacco rides the strip -- Crossing over to the other side -- Conclusion : "a marvelous victory".
9780801450143 (cloth : alk. paper) 0801450144 (cloth : alk. paper)
2011009589
Casinos--Employees.--Nevada
Gambling industry--Employees.--Nevada
Women service industries workers--Nevada.
Employee rights--Nevada.
HV6721.N45 / C43 2011
331.4/8179509793