Collective Bargaining

Catalog description

This course examines the development of labor law from the collective bargaining perspective in order to provide a setting for the analysis of contemporary collective bargaining/labor law problems. The first part of the course concentrates on the development of trade unions and employers' associations, together with legal provisions for the resolution of conflict between the parties. The second part of the course involves a detailed analysis of contemporary collective bargaining/labor law problems, culminating in the student presentation of papers in one of three areas: (1) Recent Developments in the Duty of Fair Representation; (2) Contemporary Issues Emanating from the Impact of Picketing Law on the Collective Bargaining Process; or (3) The Changing Status of Management Rights in the Modern Collective Bargaining Setting.