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VAN KLEECK
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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANINDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SERIES
MINERS AND MANAGEMENT
A Study of the Collective Agreement between
the United Mine Workers of America and the
Rocky Mountain Fuel Company
AND
An Analysis of the Problem of Coal in the
United States
BY
MARY VAN KLEECK
DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRIAL STUDIES
RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION
NEW YORK
RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION
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