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Upper Level
Credits: 4
Term(s) Offered (Subject to Change) : Mar.
Explore the nature, determinants, and socioeconomic impact of collective bargaining and labor-management relations in the United States. Attention is devoted to the procedural and substantive aspects of the collective bargaining process and the settlement of labor-management disputes. Subject material focuses on the structure, issues, and activities arising from the establishment of the union and the bargaining relationship; contract negotiations, gamesmanship, and the problems of reaching an agreement; and administration of the contract.
Labor/Management Relations (113654) has applications to other specialized areas of study: Business Policy (114814), Human Resource Administration (113504), International Business (113314), Organizational Behavior (114614), and Fire Service Administration (164034).
Prerequisite: At least one study in management.
