Thoroughly revised to incorporate important changes in the public labor relations and unionization landscape, this new edition retains icontains new sections on recent trends and membership figures, new legislation, and new politics as they influence bargaining rights. It highlights the implications of the new collective bargaining environment on financial and human resource management issues and outcomes. It also provides updated information on the future state of unions. It is a useful overview for the professional reader, and classroom-friendly, with discussions of the most recent literature and case studies, plus end-of-chapter assignments and quizzes.
Autorentext
Richard C Kearney, Patrice M Mareschal
Zusammenfassung
Since publication of the fourth edition of Labor Relations in the Public Sector, public sector unions have encountered strong headwinds in many parts of the U.S. Membership is falling in some jurisdictions, public opinion has shifted against the unions, and political forces are leaning against them. Retaining the structure that made the previous editions so popular, this fifth edition incorporates a complete round of updates, particularly sections on recent trends in membership figures, new legislation, and new politics as they influence bargaining rights. a See What's New in the Fifth Edition:Up to date examination and analysis of public sector labor relations and collective bargainingImportant changes in the public labor relations and unionization landscapeUpdated analysis of the financial and human resource outcomes of collective bargaining in the public sectorCollective bargaining institutions and processes in governmentCompletely updated in terms of the scholarly and professional literature and relevant events, the new edition identifies and explains the implications of the new collective bargaining environment, including financial and human resource management issues and outcomes. As in previous editions, collective bargaining and labor relations are addressed at all levels of government, with comparisons to the private and nonprofit sectors. Designed to be classroom friendly, it includes discussions of the most recent literature and case studies as well as end-of-chapter assignments and quizzes. Practical tips and advice are offered for those engaged in collective bargaining and labor relations.
Inhalt
History. The Unions Today. The Legal Environment. Fundamentals of the Bargaining Process. The Process and Politics of Public Sector Collective Bargaining. Financial Impacts of Public Employee Unions. The Human Resource Management Impacts of Public Employee Unions. Strikes. Alternatives to the Strike. Living with the Contract. Public Employee Unions in the Future.