BUSI 357 - Labor Relations Management

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): BUSI 200 or HOSP 105 or permission of the instructor and junior status

Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

Material in this course is presented from an unbiased perspective so that students will develop a neutral understanding of the history of collective bargaining, when there is a need for representation, the legislation supporting the process, and the philosophical positions of unions and employers. The student should, upon completion, be able to view employer - union relationship from a scholarly perspective regardless of their personal experience and/or beliefs.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Generalize the labor relations process.
Describe the union-management relationship and the role of the union in labor relations.
Categorize the rights and responsibilities of union and management in the labor relations process.
Discuss the historical development of organized and unorganized labor
Correlate the development of labor law and the nature of contemporary labor-related regulatory agencies.
Investigate the contemporary social environment for bargaining.
Elaborate on the factors affecting labor relations organizing campaigns.
Compare and contrast the wages, benefits and non-wage issues in bargaining.
Infer the nature of negotiations and factors affecting them.
Examine the nature of negotiation impasses and their resolution.
Identify strategies for labor-union-management-government cooperation.
Describe the application of the labor relations process to different labor relations systems.
Explain the differences between public and private sector labor relations.
Analyze labor relations problems in various global scenarios and develop plans for resolving issues.