Labor Relations

by Fossum, John

• ISBN13: 9780073530239
• ISBN10: 0073530239
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-07-07
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin

Summary

Labor Relations: Development, Structure, Processes by John Fossum presents the history and development of labor relations, the structure and internal politics of union organizations, union organizing and union avoidance, bargaining structures and issues, and the process of negotiations and contract administration. As a result of decreasing union membership over the last twenty years, more material in the book addresses employee relations in nonunion organizations, and includes examples of both cooperative and adversarial relationships.

Author Biography

John Fossum is a Professor of Human Resources and Industrial Relations in the Center for Human Resources and Labor Studies, Carlson School of Management, at the University of Minnesota.

Table of Contents

FossumLabor Relations: Development, Structure, Process, 9/e Brief Contents

Introduction

The Evolution of American Labor

Employment Law and Federal Agencies

Union Structure and Government

Unions: Member and Leader Attitudes, Behaviors, and Political Activities

Union Organizing Campaigns

Union Avoidance: Rationale, Strategies, and Practices

The Environment for Bargaining

Wage and Benefit Issues in Bargaining

Nonwage Issues in Bargaining

Contract Negotiations

Impasses and Their Resolution

Union-Management Cooperation

Contract Administration

Grievance Arbitration

Public-Sector Labor Relations

A Survey of Labor Relations in Market Economies

Glossary

Index

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