Labor-Management Relations in a Changing Environment / Edition 2

by Michael Ballot

Overview

Comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of labor management relations with a substantial portion devoted to economic issues and analysis in the labor field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471111856
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	11/07/1995
Series:	Management Series
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	648
Product dimensions:	7.68(w) x 9.55(h) x 1.21(d)

About the Author

Michael Ballot is the author of Labor-Management Relations in a Changing Environment, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Partial table of contents:

THE CONTEXT OF AMERICAN LABOR RELATIONS.

The Historical Development of the American Labor Movement.

Labor and Employment Law.

Union Structure and Government.

UNIONS AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

Collective Bargaining: The Process.

Wages and Collective Bargaining.

Collective Bargaining for Economic Supplements.

Institutional Issues in Collective Bargaining.

LABOR DISPUTES AND THEIR RESOLUTION.

Alternative Dispute Resolution Techniques.

The Strike.

UNIONIZATION IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR.

Public Sector Unionism: The Federal Government.

Public Sector Unionism: State and Local Government.

THE SCOPE AND FUTURE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS.

Current Issues, Future Concerns.

Appendix.

Index.

Editorial Reviews

This introductory-level text intended for labor-management relations or industrial relations courses begins with a substantial background to the American labor movement. The next four sections cover collective bargaining, labor-management disputes and their resolution, labor relations in the public sector, and the scope and future of American labor-management relations with comparisons to the systems of other countries. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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