Labor Relations: Development, Structure, Processes

by John A. Fossum

Labor Development, Structure, Processes discusses the history and development of labor relations, the structure of union organizations, union organizing and union avoidance, bargaining issues, and the process of negotiations and contract administration. As a result of decreasing union membership over the last twenty years, more material in the book addresses employee relations in nonunion organizations including examples of both cooperative and adversarial relationships.

Genres: Business

576 pages, Hardcover

First published December 28, 1978

Reviews

[Rachel Aranda · Rating 1 out of 5]

Many people who have used this book in a class said it was a good introductory book but it was a very underwhelming read. I was not a big fan of this textbook because of how it was written. Information that was covered in the text was not as detailed as I would have liked. Many times I felt that I had to do my own research to better understand the basics of the topic I had read about in a chapter. It got to the point where reading the chapters became an unpleasant chore but I kept reading knowing it would soon be over. I regret reading this textbook and would not have chosen to read it if it had not been mandated reading for my university's course. All I can say is I can see why a new edition has been published. Hopefully it is better written this this version.

[J. Ewbank · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fossum has done an outstanding job of presenting the work of Human Resource Management in dealing with the union. He hits all of the bases and presents the material in a way that is useful for the practitioner of Human Resource Management.

Such a book as this is also necessary for any manager or supervisor to understand the relationship between their jobs (positions) and those who work for them who are in the union.

This is good material and should be on the desk in read by business people.

J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"

[Bill Churchill · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a text book that gives an overview of the issues and tactics involved in labor relations. The focus is on relations between "management" and "organized labor."