Labor Relations Process

by William H. Holley; Kenneth M. Jennings

• ISBN13: 9780030180095
• ISBN10: 0030180090
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-09-01
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub

Author Biography

Roger S. Wolters is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management at Auburn University. Kenneth M. Jennings, Jr. was the Richard de Raismes Proefssor of Industrial Relations at the University of North Florida, where he taught undergraduate and graduate courses in labor relations and human resource management. William H. Holley, Jr. taught labor relations, collective bargaining, and arbitration for 32 years at Auburn University.

Table of Contents

PART ONE RECOGNIZING RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF UNIONS AND MANAGEMENT	2	(216)
Union-Management Relationships in Perspective	5	(29)
Evolution of Labor-Management Relationships	34	(42)
Legal Influences	76	(37)
Unions and Management: Key Participants in the Labor Relations Process	113	(49)
Why and How Unions Are Organized	162	(56)
PART TWO NEGOTIATING AND ADMINISTERING THE LABOR AGREEMENT	218	(168)
Negotiating the Labor Agreement	221	(37)
Resolving Negotiation Impasses and Developing Cooperation	258	(50)
Contract Administration	308	(24)
Labor Arbitration	332	(54)
PART THREE THE OUTCOMES OF THE LABOR RELATIONS PROCESS: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ISSUES	386	(162)
Employee Discipline	389	(24)
Institutional Issues: Managerial Rights, Union Security, and the Rights of Minority and Female Employees	413	(28)
Administrative Issues	441	(36)
Economic Issues	477	(71)
PART FOUR APPLYING THE LABOR RELATIONS PROCESS TO DIFFERENT WORK ARRANGEMENTS	548	(3)
Labor Relations in the Public Sector	551	(42)
Labor Relations in Multinational Corporations and in Other Countries	593	(36)
The Labor Relations Process: Synthesis and Possibilities	629