Government and labour: the role of government in Union - Management relations

Government intervention in and control of the union management relationship has become of increasing importance during the twenty years in which the authors have been researching, teaching, and practicing in the industrial relations field. The authors have at tempted to convey to the reader the enormous and pervasive effects of federal and state legislation in guiding, determining, or otherwise affecting decision making by unions and management. Throughout the book, the material is carefully cross-referenced so that chapters dealing with one aspect of government intervention, or with a particular law, are treated in perspective with reference to the total framework of the role of government.

A major objective of this book has been the integration of economic facts, economic analysis, law, and practical behavior in labor management relations so that the student may acquire not only an awareness of the subject, but also an understanding of conflicting views as to the repercussions certain legislative or administrative acts have had on industrial relations in particular areas or industries.