Swings and Misses: Moribund Labor Relations in Professional Baseball

Author:   Kenneth M. Jennings
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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Pages:   272
Publication Date:   16 September 1997
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Format:   Hardback
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In this follow-up to Balls and Strikes: The Money Game in Professional Baseball (Praeger, 1990), Jennings examines the state of professional baseball's labor relations during a nearly 25 year period, focusing on the background and the outcome of the 1994 baseball strike. Jennings concludes by suggesting ways to improve future labor relations in the sport. While the entire professional sports industry generates less revenue than sales of Fruit of the Loom underwear, a lengthy strike in professional baseball assures a national notoriety far beyond its economic impact. When the 1994 strike was underway, scores of members of Congress were involved in related investigations and legislation, while President Clinton invoked the public interest in his efforts to resolve the dispute.

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Author:   Kenneth M. Jennings
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.595kg
ISBN:  

9780275957971


ISBN 10:   0275957977
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   16 September 1997
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Collective Bargaining Experiences and Results, 1966-1990 Owners' Economic Concerns Affecting the 1993-1996 Negotiations Owners' Organizational Frictions Affecting Current Labor Relations: From Steinbrenner to Vincent to Schott Bargaining Precursors and Dormancy Through the 1994 World Series Cancellation Non-Productive Collective Bargaining After the World Series Cancellation Until the 1995 Spring Training Season Labor Relations Developments from the 1995 Spring Training Until Judge Sotomayor's Decision Vanishing Labor-Management Relationships Through the Remainder of 1995 Management-Labor Ambivalence During the First Eight Months of 1996 Lethargy, Yet Eventual Settlement Summary, Possible Implications, and Prospects Appendix: Chronology of Events in Baseball's Labor Relations Activities, 1992-1996 Baseball Bibliographic Note Selected Bibliography Index

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[M]r. Jennings provides an excellent and comprehensive description of the background and outcome of the 1994 baseball strike. -Labor Studies Journal M r. Jennings provides an excellent and comprehensive description of the background and outcome of the 1994 baseball strike. -Labor Studies Journal ?[M]r. Jennings provides an excellent and comprehensive description of the background and outcome of the 1994 baseball strike.?-Labor Studies Journal


?[M]r. Jennings provides an excellent and comprehensive description of the background and outcome of the 1994 baseball strike.?-Labor Studies Journal


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KENNETH M. JENNINGS is Richard deRaismes Kip Professor of Industrial Relations at the University of North Florida. He is a recognized authority on labor relations whose earlier publications include Labor Relations at the New York Daily News (1993), Balls and Strikes: The Money Game in Professional Baseball (1990), and Labor Management Cooperation (1986), all published by Praeger.

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