BUS 323

Employment Law and Labor Relations

This course examines the development of employment law and labor relations in the United States, from the period preceding collective bargaining through the emergence of theories of management and corresponding stages of labor relations practices in the 20th century. The latter includes the rise of contract unions, industrial relations in an era of unionization and collective bargaining, the crisis resulting from increased competition and globalization, and the subsequent transformation of American labor-management relations. The course will consider the future of employment law and labor-management relations, exploring the potential for adversarial or cooperative relationships and alternative models of worker representation.

Regular Non-Liberal Arts