Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining: Cases , Practices, and Law - Hardcover

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

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0130194743 ISBN 13: 9780130194749

Publisher: Pearson, 2000

Synopsis

For undergraduate- and graduate-level (MBA) courses in Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining.

Providing students with a realistic picture of actual collective bargaining and labor relations situations drawn from the authors' considerable experiences, this distinctively up-to-date introduction contains separate chapters on benefits, wage issues, discrimination laws, and international labor relations, and integrates many recent examples throughout to support discussions.

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From the Back Cover

As the workplace changes, so do the processes of collective bargaining and labor relations. Authors Michael R. Carrell and Christina Heavrin examine the changes, issues, and complications characteristic of this environment as well as effective methods for negotiating. The text discusses key terms, practices, laws, sections of actual labor agreements and arbitration cases, and decisions of the National Labor Relations Board and courts that illustrate and emphasize important contemporary issues. Coverage of both public sector relations and international collective bargaining issues has been integrated and expanded throughout.

New features and significantly revised sections in the new edition of this highly acclaimed text include the following:

• Arbitration case studies that allow students to play the role of arbitrator
• "Develop Your Own Negotiating Skills" exercises
• Union organizing and avoidance strategies
• Interest-based bargaining
• Employee misconduct
• "TIPS" and "FORE"―what managers can and cannot say in organizational campaigns
• 24 new cases and case studies
• Collective bargaining in professional sports
• Simulation to accompany the text
• Photographs of significant labor leaders and events

The following learning tools are used throughout the text to help students get at the core of most actual negotiations:

• Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector
• Arbitration Cases
• International Labor Issues
• Labor News
• Chapter Case Studies
• Tips from Experts
• Labor Profiles
• Texts of Major Labor Legislation
• Key Terms and Concepts
• Review Questions
• Experiential Exercises

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130194743
• ISBN 13: 9780130194749
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 599