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Labor Relations: Labor - Management Relationships

Audience

Managers and prospective managers whose roles may be impacted by the presence of unions, and who want to learn the fundamentals of industrial and labor relations

Prerequisites

None

Course Aim

To present a brief history of the labor movement, and introduce the learner to developments in labor law

Learning Objectives

Name and describe the elements of the labor relations process. Identify the participants in the labor relations process. Describe the influences on the labor relations process. Chart the course of labor history from 1869 to World War I. Chart the course of labor history between the world wars. Discuss developments in labor history since World War II. Discuss the origins of labor law. Describe the provisions of National Labor Relations Act. Explain how the National Labor Relations Board is administered. Outline the main points of transportation-related labor law, and the relevance of other labor legislation.

Topics Covered

The Labor Relations Process - Elements of labor relations - Participants in the process - Influences on the process Labor History - 1869 to World War I - Between the world wars - World War II to present Labor Law - Origins of labor law - National Labor Relations Act - Administration of the NLRB - Transportation-related and other labor law - DecisionPath: Complaining to the NLRB