COURSE NUMBER: MGMT 577

Note: A biography of the instructor is available from the field representative.

Office Hours: Upon Appointment (after class or scheduled date & time).

COURSE TITLE: Labor Management Relations

MEETINGS: Saturdays & Sundays (19/20 Aug; 2/3, 16/17, 30 Sep; 1 Oct

Location of Meetings: UM Classroom, RAF Lakenheath

COURSE TEXT: Carrell, M. R. and Heavrin, C. (2001). Labor relations and collective bargaining. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.

SUGGESTED SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS: Arthur A. Sloane and Fred Witney. (1985).

Labor Relations. (5th ed). Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Dialog Services, SIRS, Value Line, Moody's, Newsbank, Facts on File,

and many other published works related to the subject matter. Useful internet addresses include:

Review inside cover of author's text for additional listing.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Provides the student with an understanding of labor management relations in the public and private sectors. Topics include the current status of labor, the legal environment of labor/management relations, the collective bargaining process, labor and management rights and responsibilities, the grievance/arbitration process, and special issues related to collective bargaining.

COURSE GOALS: This course is designed to provide the student with a practical working knowledge of labor relations terms, practices, and law. The emphasis will be on the "real world" applications the student will face on the job. Sections of actual labor agreements, as well as cases from arbitrator decisions, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and the courts will be used to illustrate and emphasize the contemporary issues of collective bargaining and labor relations. Supplemental to the text and class instruction is the simulation of a contract negotiation that can be accomplished either manually or with a computer. Negotiations can cover a wide range of economic and non-economic items.

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:

1. Explain the significance of the following events on the U.S. labor movement and, more specifically, on labor relations:

l. Eastern Airlines Strike of 1989.

2. Explain why workers unionize using specific instances in the various industries.

3. Explain how management resists unions using specific instances.

4. Discuss membership trends in specific sectors of selected industries, i.e., manufacturing and service.

5. Apply basic union security concepts to existing situations in selected industries.

6. Discuss the types of unions that currently exist throughout manufacturing and service industries.

7. Explain bargaining unit determination using the recent representation effort at Federal Express in Memphis, TN.

8. Cite unfair labor practice used by management in selected industries.

9. Cite unfair practices used by labor organizations in selected industries.

10. Negotiate a collective bargaining agreement, using either a computer simulation or a non-computerized format.

TEACHING METHOD: This course will be conducted in a weekend format. Meetings will be held in an informal and open style. Generally, a review will be made of the chapter(s) assigned, and then students will participate in discussion and labor-management case reviews.

CLASS POLICY: As a minimum, the student will be expected to have read and thought about the information provided in the assignments. This is a professional, graduate responsibility. Communication is essential. Let the instructor or field representative know of any duty requirements. Lateness or absence requires makeup work for full credit. Academic integrity and acceptable behavior are required at all times: unacceptable forms may result in loss of grade points as deemed by the instructor.

ASSIGNMENTS: Case study review will be required from the course text and provided cases. Review of current subject matter data will be required.

CONTRACT NEGOCIATIONS: The student will have the opportunity to accomplish a contract negotiation. Either manual or computer procedures will be followed. Complete details will be provided during the first class. This will be a fun exercise in learning. If an acceptable student enrollment exists, then the class will be divided into labor and management groups for negotiation.

CLASSROOM: Classroom work will consist of labor-management negotiations, discussion, individual presentation, and other assignments as required.

ASSIGNMENTS: Read the syllabus carefully. Read Chapter 1 (text).

Review each case at the end of the chapter and prepare to discuss each.

ASSIGNMENTS: Read chapters 2 and 11. Review each case at the end of each chapter. Read the contract negotiation case.

ASSIGNMENTS: Read chapters 3, 4, and 5, including all chapter cases.

Begin work on the contract negotiation.

SESSION 3 & 4 Saturday & Sunday ( 2 & 3 Sep 2000) 0900-1600 hrs

ASSIGNMENTS: Read chapter 6 and cases. Continue your work on the contract negotiation.

ASSIGNMENTS: Read chapter 7 and cases. Continue your other course work.

SESSION 5 & 6 Saturday & Sunday (16 & 17 Sep 2000) 0900-1600

ASSIGNMENTS: Read chapters 8 & 9 and all cases.

ASSIGNMENTS: Read chapter 10 and cases.

ASSIGNMENTS: Read chapter 12 and cases.

ASSIGNMENTS: Read chapters 13 and 14 and all cases.