BUS 353 Labor Management Relations
The historical, current, and legal analysis of labor relations in the U.S. and its impact on an organization’s ability to compete in the marketplace, to develop and maintain a successful workforce, and comply with the various statutory and common law regulations governing labor/management relations are discussed in this course. Major topics include growth and trends in the labor markets, collective bargaining, impact of labor relations on the organization’s strategies, analysis of federal labor laws, NLRA certification process, methods employed by management to avoid unions, methods employed by unions to represent bargaining units, and strikes and lockouts. Prerequisite: None.