Department of Management, Marketing, and International Business

MGT 570 - MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS IN EMPLOYEE AND LABOR RELATIONS

College of Business, Stephen F. Austin State University

Note: This "standard" course syllabus is only a guide. Actual requirements for a particular course and section of this course are described in the course section syllabus, which should be obtained from the course instructor at the beginning of the respective semester. Requirements listed herein are subject to change without notice.

Catalog Description: - Intensive study of employee-employer relationships in non-unionized and unionized settings; review of current legislation and its impact on human resource policies and practices.

Prerequisite: None

Course Objective: To increase student knowledge of theories and practices dealing with industrial relations.

Current Textbooks: Assigned readings that change each semester.

Evaluation: Student performance will be measured through multiple choice and/or essay exams, a collective bargaining simulation exercise, an arbitration simulation exercise, and an individual term paper. Other types of evaluation may be employed at the discretion of the professor.

Course Coordinator:  Dr. Mitch Crocker

Course Content:

Required Topics

• US Labor History
• Labor Law
• National Labor Relations Board
• Union Organization Procedures
• Collective Bargaining
• Strikes, Lockouts and Boycotts
• Contract Administration
• Grievance Process
• Arbitration, Mediation and Med-Arb
• Labor Relations in the Public Sector
• Labor Relations in Other Countries
• Future Considerations and Issues for Labor Relations

Optional Topics

• Employee Relations
• Employment Law
• Discipline
• Retention
• Productivity
• Competitive Wages and Benefits
• Career Progression
• Employee Voice

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