{"product_id":"swings-and-misses-moribund-labor-relations-in-professional-baseball-hardcover","title":"Swings and Misses: Moribund Labor Relations in Professional Baseball - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKenneth M. Jennings\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this follow-up to \u003ci\u003eBalls and Strikes: The Money Game in Professional Baseball\u003c\/i\u003e (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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKENNETH 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 \u003ci\u003eLabor Relations at the New York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), \u003ci\u003eBalls and Strikes: The Money Game in Professional Baseball\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), and \u003ci\u003eLabor Management Cooperation\u003c\/i\u003e (1986), all published by Praeger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43807853084807,"sku":"9780275957971","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/CT684OIRLT9780275957971.webp?v=1770281428","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/swings-and-misses-moribund-labor-relations-in-professional-baseball-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}