Department of Management, Marketing, and International Business

MGT 379 - 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: Employee-employer relationships in non-unionized and unionized settings; problems and theories of union organizing, collective bargaining, and contract administration.

Prerequisite: MGT 370

Course Objectives: Upon completion, the student should be able to:

• Increase student knowledge of theories and practices dealing with employees and labor relations .

Current Textbook: Dilts. Cases in Collective Bargaining and Industrial Relations. Current Edition. McGraw Hill Publishing.

Evaluation: Student performance will be measured through multiple choice and/or short answer exams, a collective bargaining simulation exercise, and case analyses. Other types of evulation 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 organizing 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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