Introduction to U.S. Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations

Harry C. Katz is Jack Sheinkman Professor and Director of the Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution at the ILR School, Cornell University. He is coauthor of The Transformation of American Industrial Relations and Converging Divergences and coeditor of Rekindling the Movement, all from Cornell, among many other books. Thomas A. Kochan is the George Maverick Bunker Professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Co-Director of the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research. He is coauthor of Healing Together, Up in the Air, and The Transformation of American Industrial Relations, all from Cornell, and author or editor of many other books. Alexander J. S. Colvin is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Diversity, and Faculty Development and the Martin F. Scheinman Professor of Conflict Resolution at the ILR School, Cornell University.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsPart I1. A Framework for Analyzing Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations2. The Historical Evolution of the U.S. Labor Relations System3. The Law and Legal Systems4. The Role of the Labor Relations EnvironmentPart II5. Management Strategies and Structures for Collective Bargaining6. Union Strategies and Structures for Representing WorkersPart III7. Union Organizing and Bargaining Structures8. The Negotiations Process and Strikes9. Dispute Resolution Procedures10. Contract Terms and Employment OutcomesPart IV11. Workplace Labor Relations12. Conflict Resolution at the WorkplacePart V13. Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector14. Global Pressures15. Labor Relations in Other Countries16. The Future of U.S. Labor Policy and Labor RelationsGlossaryAbout the AuthorsName IndexSubject Index

What struck me most about this work is that it steers clear of the case-method approach common in many legal textbooks. Instead, the authors offer a more explanatory review of the topics discussed, using case studies throughout to illustrate concepts of particular interest. The result is a work that is highly substantive, yet accessible to a wide audience. This book works equally well as a reference tool for those familiar with labor relations and an introduction for the uninitiated.(Monthly Labor Review) For a continental European academic, this text not only offers a thorough and wellbalanced introduction into the US system of collective bargaining and industrial relations but also into the superstructure and the theoretical framework that underpins it. And it is actually a pleasure to read and therefore comes highly recommended.(British Journal of Industrial Relations)