Bargaining with baseball : labor relations in an age of prosperous turmoil / William B. Gould IV.
2011
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Author
Title
Bargaining with baseball : labor relations in an age of prosperous turmoil / William B. Gould IV.
Published
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2011]
Copyright
©2011
Call Number
GV880 .G68 2011
ISBN
9780786465156 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0786465158 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0786465158 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Description
vii, 318 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)701810025
Summary
"This study considers the full, 140-year sweep of labor-management relationships and conflict, exploring player-owner disputes, the development of free agency, the collective bargaining process, and the racial integration of baseball, among other topics. It concludes with a discussion of the "steroids era," the problem with maintaining Jackie Robinson's legacy in the 21st century, and globalization"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-307) and index.
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Table of Contents
Preface
1
1.
The State of the Game
7
2.
The Post-World War II Era: Remembrances of Baseball Past
25
3.
The Early Years: The Game and the Law
53
4.
The 1994-95 Baseball Strike and the NLRB
97
5.
The Financial Aftermath of the Mother of All Strikes
113
6.
On-the-Field Changes: The Players Speak
155
7.
Cheating, Drugs and Other Forms of Problem Behavior
194
8.
The Growing Problem of Race in Baseball
235
9.
Globalization and Baseball
254
Conclusion
277
Chapter Notes
285
Bibliography
303
Index
309