Labor and Management Relations in the Future

As more and more foresters accept jobs in industry that involve employment and supervision of labor, our profession needs to concern itself with labor relations. We have just passed through a period during which labor unrest caused deep public concern because of work stoppage in critical industries. Restrictive legislation is widely advocated to outlaw strikes. The author objectively reviews the chief causes of labor unrest, states frankly the methods most appropriate to settle each type of grievance, and warns against laws that might force settlements by government, or arbitration. boards as smacking of totalitarianism. Patience and understanding are urged as more couducive to long-term progress than hastily drafted restrictive laws.