United States. Board of Inquiry on the 1959 Labor Dispute in the Steel Industry. Documents, 1959-1960.

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United States. Board of Inquiry on the 1959 Labor Dispute in the Steel Industry. Documents, 1959-1960.

Steel Companies Coordinating Committee vs. United Steelworkers of America : documents, 1959-1960. Consist of the transcripts of the proceedings (2 vol.), the Board's final report, and the exhibits submitted by the union and the steel companies.

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