McCracken, H. L.

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Louisiana Law ReviewVolume 1 | Number 3March 1939HOW TO DEAL WITH ORGANIZEDLABOR, by Feller and Hurwitz. The AlexanderPublishing Company, New York, 1937. Pp. xii, 678.$6.50.H. L. McCrackenThis Book Review is brought to you for free and open access by the Law Reviews and Journals at LSU Law Digital Commons. It has been accepted forinclusion in Louisiana Law Review by an authorized editor of LSU Law Digital Commons. For more information, please contact kreed25@lsu.edu.Repository CitationH. L. McCracken, HOW TO DEAL WITH ORGANIZED LABOR, by Feller and Hurwitz. The Alexander Publishing Company, NewYork, 1937. Pp. xii, 678. $6.50., 1 La. L. Rev. (1939)Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.lsu.edu/lalrev/vol1/iss3/20REVIEWStary bankruptcies are automatically applied for by the filing ofthe petition for adjudication and which require certain duties bythe Referee instead of independent application direct to the Court.Mr. Weinstein must be commended and congratulated on thevolume which he has prepared for the National Association ofCredit Men; and that Organization has done an excellent thingin making this book available to the public at this time.H. PAYNE BREAZEALE*How TO DEAL WITH ORGANIZED LABOR, by Feller and Hurwitz. TheAlexander Publishing Company, New York, 1937. Pp. xii, 678.$6.50.This book is designed, according to the publishers, "to enableemployers to proceed in every step of their dealings with Laborin such a way as to safeguard their interests from the time thatnegotiations commence until the final determination of the dis-pute. Here you see how to anticipate and avoid labor disputeswherever possible; how to retain independence of action before,during and after negotiations; how to arrive at the minimum set-tlement in the shortest possible time and with the least expense."A careful reading of the entire volume impels one to say that thisstatement is an accurate portrayal of the objectives which theauthors had in mind when writing the book.Part One deals with the objectives and methods of organizedlabor, a brief history of the American labor movement, and thepresent organizational structure. Part Two is given to "The Laws,"primarily, the New Deal labor legislation under Roosevelt. In fact,over 300 pages are given to a consideration of the National LaborRelations Act and its substantive provisions, as determined by thecourts and as administered by the National Labor Relations Board.Part Three presents "A Program for Management" in the light ofpresent laws and their legal interpretation. The Appendix con-tains the text of the N.L.R.A., the rules and regulations of theBoard, a copy of the Norris-LaGuardia Anti-Injunction Act to-gether with a table of cases and decisions.It must be kept in mind that this is a book written by lawyers,for employers, in order to show them how they can keep "within* Member of the Baton Rouge Bar.1939]LOUISIANA LAW REVIEWthe law" and yield a minimum to labor in case of dispute or con-flict. In connection with the treatment of the "Substantive Pro-visions of the N.L.R.A." one senses at times interpretations similarto those which might be expected from an attorney serving anemployer on a retainer's fee. The result is sometimes somewhatdifferent from that which would be given by a student of eco-nomics searching for a straight-forward interpretation, devoid oflegal quibbling.However, there is a wealth of wholesome, constructive adviceto employers. Little praise or consolation is found for the old-fashioned, hard-boiled employer who takes an uncompromisingand invincible stand for the open shop, individual bargaining,"nothing to discuss, nothing to arbitrate" attitude. Such attitudes,the authors indicate, are too apt to lead to sabotage and boycott,with disastrous results to the operating statement. Since everybusiness man must test his labor policies sooner or later by hisprofit and loss statement, a knock-down victory over labor whichcarries his business into insolvency can scarcely be called wisebusiness management, and the authors drive this point home withforce and vigor.H. L. MCCRACKEN** Professor of Economics, Louisiana State University.[Vol. I

HOW TO DEAL WITH ORGANIZED LABOR, by Feller and Hurwitz. The
Alexander Publishing Company, New York, 1937. Pp. xii, 678.
$6.50.

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