Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining: Cases, Practice, and Law: United States Edition - Hardcover

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

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0131868721 ISBN 13: 9780131868724

Publisher: Pearson, 2006

Synopsis

For courses in Labor Relations; often found in law schools and schools of public administration.

 

For professors who want students to understand how labor relations work in the “real world”, Carrell provides students with more practical application than any other text.

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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: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0131868721
• ISBN 13: 9780131868724
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 672