Covers topics in industrial relations and collective bargaining using a conceptual framework based on the three levels of industrial relations activity (strategic, functional, and workplace). This book includes two extensive, class-tested mock-bargaining exercises. It integrates both international and comparative labor relations.

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION: 1. A Framework for Analyzing Collective Bargaining and Industrial Relations 2. The Historical Evolution of the U.S. Industrial Relations System 3. The Legal Regulation of Unions and Collective Bargaining 4. The Role of the Environment PART TWO: THE STRATEGIC LEVEL OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND STRUCTURES FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING 5. Management Strategies and Structures for Collective Bargaining 6. Union Strategies and Structures for Representing Workers PART THREE: THE FUNCTIONAL LEVEL OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS 7. Union Organization and Bargaining Structures 8. The Negotiations Process and Strikes 9. Dispute Resolution Procedures 10. Contract Terms and Employment Outcomes PART FOUR: THE WORKPLACE LEVEL OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS 11. Administering the Employment Relationship 12. Participatory Processes PART FIVE: SPECIAL TOPICS 13. Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector 14. International and Comparative Industrial Relations 15. The Future of U.S. Labor Policy and Industrial Relations Appendix A: Private Sector Mock Bargaining Exercise Appendix B: Public Sector Mock Bargaining Exercise