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Labor Relations: Development, Structure, Process by John Fossum presents the history and development of labor relations, bargaining structures and issues, and the process of negotiations and contract administration. The 12th edition addresses the increasing importance of health care costs, access, legislation, and regulation. Fossum explores the structure and internal politics of union organizations, union organizing and union avoidance, while reflecting and balancing the viewpoints of both labor and management, including economic, institutional, and behavioral perspectives.
List of contents
Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: The Evolution of American LaborChapter 3: Employment Law and Federal AgenciesChapter 4: Union Structure and GovernmentChapter 5: Unions: Member and Leader Attitudes, Behaviors, and Political ActivitiesChapter 6: Union Organizing CampaignsChapter 7: Union Avoidance: Rationale, Strategies, and PracticesChapter 8: The Environment for BargainingChapter 9: Wage and Benefit Issues in BargainingChapter 10: Nonwage Issues in BargainingChapter 11: Contract NegotiationsChapter 12: Impasses and Their ResolutionChapter 13: Union-Management CooperationChapter 14: Contract AdministrationChapter 15: Grievance ArbitrationChapter 16: Public Sector Labor RelationsChapter 17: A Survey of Labor Relations in Market Economies
About the author
John Fossum received his PhD from Michigan State University. He is an established author in the labor relations/personnel area. He is currently a full professor and the director of the Industrial Relations Center at the University of Minnesota.
