HRM703 - Labor Relations: Process & Law

Description:
This course examines employment relations from a historical perspective including the creation and rise of unionism, the evolution of collective bargaining, recent civil rights acts affecting the workplace, and concludes by envisioning what the future may hold regarding employee, employer relations. Topics include the role and responsibilities of the HR manager with regard to employment relations, the legal framework of contract negotiations and administration through the lens of the National Labor Relations act and strategies and tactics used for union avoidance.

Outcomes:

• Investigate the laws and agencies that regulate employment
• Explore unions and how they function
• Analyze how companies avoid unions
• Discuss procedures like bargaining, grievances, and arbitration
• Analyze the tactics parties use to gain power and achieve their goals

Required Text(s):

Fossum, J. (2015). Labor relations (12th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Higher Education. ISBN: 9780077862473.