Labor Relations, 11th Edition [Hardcover]

Arthur A. Sloane (Author), Fred Witney (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0131006827 | ISBN-13: 978-0131006829 | Publication Date: June 27, 2003 | Edition: 11

For undergraduate and graduate courses in Labor Relations. A classic in the field of labor relations, Sloane and Witney's Labor Relations, 11/e provides students with a basic understanding of unionism in its natural habitat and a fundamental appreciation of the union-management process. It focuses on the negotiation and administration of labor agreements, and emphasizes the more significant bargaining issues. The text has been revised and significantly updated in response to recent developments in the labor relations field.

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From the Back Cover

Arthur A. Sloane and Fred Witney's LABOR RELATIONS has for many years and by some margin been the most popular textbook in its field. Adopted by over six hundred colleges and universities, it is widely viewed as the definitive volume on labor relations, consistently providing a broad and balanced overview of the subject with accuracy, readability, and timeliness.

About the Author

Arthur A. Sloane, Professor of Labor Relations at the University of Delaware, holds a bachelor's degree and doctorate from Harvard University. Formerly a personnel administrator for Sylvania Electric Products, Inc., he also taught at Indiana University. He has written several books, including a 19)1 biography of Jimmy Hoffa, Hoffa; is a member of both the National Roster of Labor Arbitration of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and the National Labor Panel of the American Arbitration Association; and has been Chairperson of the Delaware Public Employment Relations Board and permanent impartial arbitrator under the DaimlerChrysler-UAW labor contract. He has been honored many times for his excellence in teaching, both by his university and by such outside institutions as the Danforth Foundation of St. Louis.

The late Fred Whitney, all three of whose academic degrees were awarded by the University of Illinois, spent his entire professional career as a Professor of Economics at Indiana University. A member of the National Academy of Arbitrators, he similarly served as an active arbitrator under the authorities of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and the American Arbitration Association. He authored many articles that were published in leading professional journals and wrote five books in the field of labor, including seven editions of Labor Relations Law (coauthored with Benjamin J. Taylor), Government and Collective Bargaining, and Labor Relations in Spain. A legendary teacher, his university also honored him with a variety of awards for his classroom performance.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 480 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 11 edition (June 27, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131006827
• ISBN-13: 978-0131006829
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #783,869 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poorly Written, January 14, 2010

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Andrew Roush "Andrew Roush" (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Labor Relations (13th Edition) (Hardcover)

I have the 12th edition of this book, and I assume not much changed in the 13th. This book is difficult to comprehend. The wording is often awkward and the sentences are too long. The information in the book is good, but the way it is written makes understanding anything very frustrating. I find myself having to re-read paragraphs trying to find the original intent of what the author is trying to convey.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poorly Written and Difficult to Comprehend, May 19, 2010

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This review is from: Labor Relations (13th Edition) (Hardcover)

I agree with Andrew, this book is poorly written. Instead of presenting the information in a concise and orderly manner, the author(s) went out of their way to elevate their vocabulary and craft awkwardly complex run-on sentences.

Not only did the author(s) fail to recognize and address the needs of their readers, they certainly won't win a Pulitzer with this refuse of a book.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Hard to swallow, September 11, 2010

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Valeria Sherlock "Val101" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Labor Relations (13th Edition) (Hardcover)

I had to purchase this book for class and I have to say that our teacher could have chosen a better book for us to read. While it does have a lot of history about Unions and labor realations throughout the past century, reading this is like watching paint dry. It is overly repetitive and extremely long winded for no reason what so ever. This book is hard to swallow; I would rather go on a really bad date. :(