LABRST 4C03 - Public Sector Collective Bargaining

3 unit(s)

This course examines unionization and collective bargaining for employees in the public, and para-public sectors. The topics covered include the origin and growth of public sector unions, models of public sector bargaining, legal aspects of bargaining rights and impasse resolution, bargaining issues and bargaining outcomes, and empirical studies of the effectiveness of dispute resolution procedures.
Lectures and discussion; one term
Prerequisite(s): COMMERCE 4BC3 and registration in Level III or IV of a Labour Studies program
Cross-list(s): COMMERCE 4BG3
This course is administered by the DeGroote School of Business.