BUS301: Human Resource Management

8.1: Labor Relations and Human Capital Management

• Working With Labor Unions URL

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  This chapter discusses labor unions: what unions are, why they exist, major legal acts that shape unions, the unionization process, union's impact on organizations, collective bargaining, and the grievance process. Think of industries that have a large union impact and how it might change the dynamic between employees and employers.
• American Labor History Page

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  Watch these lectures, where Thomas Woods provides a liberal view of labor history and relations in the United States.
  

• The Bargaining Table URL

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  Read this essay, which chronicles the evolution of collective bargaining.
  

• Collective Bargaining URL

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  This article discusses the collective bargaining process and how it impacts income inequality.
• Scott Walker Ends Freedom of Contract in Wisconsin Page

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  This 2015 article discusses legislative changes in the state of Wisconsin that have impact worker's rights. Although presented as a victory for worker's rights, the author argues that the legislation actually takes away employee's freedom of contract and weakens their bargaining power.