An Introduction to Collective Bargaining & Industrial Relations, 4/e
Harry Katz,
Cornell University Thomas A. Kochan,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alexander J.S. Colvin,
Pennsylvania State University
ISBN: 0073137154 Copyright year: 2008
Table of Contents
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION:
1. A Framework for Analyzing Collective Bargaining and Industrial Relations
2. The Historical Evolution of the U.S. Industrial Relations System
3. The Legal Regulation of Unions and Collective Bargaining
4. The Role of the Environment
PART TWO: THE STRATEGIC LEVEL OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND STRUCTURES FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
5. Management Strategies and Structures for Collective Bargaining
6. Union Strategies and Structures for Representing Workers
PART THREE: THE FUNCTIONAL LEVEL OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
7. Union Organizing and Bargaining Structures
8. The Negotiations Process and Strikes
9. Dispute Resolution Procedures
10. Contract Terms and Employment Outcomes
PART FOUR: THE WORKPLACE LEVEL OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
11. Administering the Employment Relationship
12. Participatory Processes
PART FIVE: SPECIAL TOPICS
13. Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector
14. International and Comparative Industrial Relations
15. The Future of U.S. Labor Policy and Industrial Relations Appendix A: Private Sector Mock Bargaining Exercise
Appendix B: Public Sector Mock Bargaining Exercise
Appendix C: Grievance Arbitration Exercises
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