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): Registration in Level IV of an Honours Labour Studies program