Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining / Edition 9

by Michael R. Carrell, Christina Heavrin J.D.

Overview

KEY BENEFIT: Bring your best case to the table by putting theory into practice with this guide to labor relations, unions, and collective bargaining. Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining: Cases, Practice, and Law Ninth Edition introduces students to collective bargaining and labor relations. The text is concerned with application, as well as coverage of labor history, laws, and practices. In this ninth edition, chapters have been reorganized and updated with over one hundred additions to focus students on the practical implications of the latest laws, court rulings, and current events that affect labor relations. There is also a new Collective Bargaining Simulation to enhance traditional lectures with hands-on contract negotiation.
LABOR RELATIONS OVERVIEW; THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS; COST OF LABOR CONTRACTS; THE LABOR RELATIONS PROCESS IN ACTION
MARKET: This newly updated reference will give students the skills they need to enter the labor relations field as knowledgeable and effective advocates with a grasp of current laws, trends, and negotiating tactics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780136084358
Publisher:	Prentice Hall
Publication date:	01/13/2009
Series:	Pearson Custom Business Resources Series
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	672
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.20(d)

Table of Contents

PART I: LABOR RELATIONS OVERVIEW Chapter 1 History and Law Chapter 2 Challenges and Opportunities PART II: THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS Chapter 3 Establishing a Bargaining Unit Chapter 4 Unfair Labor Practices Chapter 5 Negotiating an Agreement Chapter 6 Negotiation Models, Strategies & Tactics PART III: COST OF LABOR CONTRACTS Chapter 7 Wage and Salary Issues Chapter 8 Employee Benefits Issues Chapter 9 Job Security and Seniority PART IV: THE LABOR RELATIONS PROCESS IN ACTION Chapter 10 Implementing the Collective Bargaining Agreement Chapter 11 Grievance and Disciplinary Procedures Chapter 12 The Arbitration Process Chapter 13 Comparative Global Industrial Relations Appendix A Texts of Statutes Appendix B Collective Bargaining Simulation

Endnotes Glossary Photo Credits Index