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Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining: Cases , Practices, and Law (6th Edition)

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Michael R. Carrell and Christina Heavrin's 6th edition of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining; Cases, Practice , and Law is an excellent contemporary and very readable book. Included are supplementary materials and even important Web sites of the companies and labor organizations featured in the text. Relevant and up-to-date case studies and exercises follow each chapter, enhancing opportunies for group work and practical application. Chapters 10, 11 and 12, which cover implementing the collective bargaining agreement, grievance procedures, and arbitration process are particularly comprehensive and well presented. Included in these chapters are excellent examples of items in a negotiated contract, forms used in the grievance process, and recent arbitration decisions. Each chapter also ends with a list of important terms and concepts and review questions. This book has wide application and use for either an introductory course at the lower division or upper division courses at the Colledge or University level.

The authors provide a complete & concise discussion of the process of collective bargaining within a general labor relations context. Many, current cases, tips from experts, and historical references help present the concepts. A solid text for the novice negotiator or interested student.

I just took a college level class in which we used this book as the textbook. There is a lot of good information inside which provides a good introduction to the novice on how the process of collective bargaining works. It begins with the history of how it started and continues through the specific issues that collective bargaining entails. There is even a copy of the National Labor Relations Act in the back of the book.

There are some rough spots that should be worked out in the next edition however. Sometimes I found myself lost in the verbage that the author chose to use and had no idea what the point had been. The case studies at the ends of the chapters have no solutions, they ask questions of you and then leave you - a novice - to flounder with no professional direction in the event - which is frequent - that you can't figure out the answer. And, there are some typo's in key locations which end up disproving, instead of proving, the point that the author was attempting to make (very confusing.)

This text is best used in conjunction with lectures by a good professor if you want to get the most out of it.

I only bought this book because I'm in labor relations class. It's as dry as a piece of stale bread. But if you want to know anything and everything about Labor Relations and the history, BUY IT!

Great book for the novice negotiator or student.Current, easy to read, practical examples.

I had to have this book for class and was pleasantly surprised to find that this textbook was so inexpensive on Amazon!

Love the class for this book, but i honestly havent had the need to open it yet.. it's still in its original wrapper.
Nothing missing. Brand new conditions
I hope to buy more books from the seller

Simple language, clear concepts and case examples. Would have liked to have previewed a sample of a few pages prior to purchasing, but very satisfied with the product overall.

Overall a pretty robust text on labor relations. I would have enjoyed it more if there would have been a deeper legal history, mostly it discussed arbitration, and failed to cover the legal battle that led up to the NLBR's establishment. Besides that problem, this text is good enough.

great book and got it on time also, absolutley new and no scrates or folds