Labor Relations & Collective Bargaining

This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the institutionalized setting of labor relations as it exists today within the framework of the U.S. economy. This course will cover topics such as union/management relationships, evolution of labor/management relationships, legal influences, key participants in labor relations process, unions and management, negotiating the labor agreement, economic issues, administrative issues, resolving negotiation disputes, contract administration, labor and employment arbitration, employee discipline, labor relations in the public sector, labor relations in multinational corporations and in other countries. This course may be offered in a face-to-face or hybrid format.

Fall, Spring

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