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For undergraduate/graduate courses in Labor Law.

This authoritative guide to labor law in the private sector is written from a union perspective and emphasizes the issues of greatest importance to unions. It covers the essential information needed to acquire a basic understanding of labor law and how it pertains to the workplace.

• NEW - Railway Labor Act (RLA)—Covers the basic principles of the RLA as they compare and contrast to the principles developed under the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA).

• Internal union matters—Covers all the subjects that union officers deal with on a daily basis—from initial steps in organizing employees to the collective bargaining and negotiating process, internal union regulation, and the duty of fair representation, among others.

  • Provides students with well-rounded coverage by giving them an insider's view of union operations. Allows them to understand how unions operate. Ex. ___

• Lay person's perspective—Avoids the use of legal jargon and procedural points found in law school labor law textbooks.

  • Provides students with a practical, easy-to-read guide. Ex. ___

• Workplace examples featured throughout.

  • Allows students to see how concepts directly apply to real work situations. Ex. ___

• Basic Legal Principles —Fully cites each case discussed in the book.

  • Allows students to easily look up cases for further study. Ex. ___

• Summary and review questions—At the end of chapter.

  • Provides students with a source of quick review and self-assessment. Ex. ___

• Railway Labor Act (RLA)—Covers the basic principles of the RLA as they compare and contrast to the principles developed under the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA).

 1. Federal Regulations of Labor-Management Relations; A Statutory and Structural Overview.


 2. The Collective Bargaining Unit.


 3. Union Organizing Rights and Election Campaigns.


 4. Protection of the Employee's Right to Union Representation.


 5. The Duty to Bargain.


 6. Strikes, Striker Rights, and Lockouts.


 7. Picketing, Boycotts, and Related Activity.


 8. Union Regulation of Work and the Antitrust Laws (Hot Cargo Agreements, Jurisdictional Distributes and Featherbedding).


 9. Enforcement of Collective Bargaining Agreements and the Duty to Arbitrate.


10. Union Membership and Union Security.


11. Rights and Responsibilities of Union Members.


12. The Duty of Fair Representation.


13. Equal Employment Opportunity.


14. Federal-State Relationships in Labor Relations.

Labor Relations Law [CORE TEXTS] (Management)
Labor Law [CORE TEXTS] (Business Law)

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  DK Publishing
  © 2002 | Prentice Hall | Paper | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0789471485 | ISBN-13: 9780789471482
  
  
  
• eHRM: An Internet Guide to Human Resource Management
  Gowan
  © 2001 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 49 pages | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0130912832 | ISBN-13: 9780130912831
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