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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Union-Management Relationships in Perspective -- Evolution of Labor-Management Relationships -- Legal Influences -- Unions and Management: Key Participants in the Labor Relations Process -- Why and How Unions are Organized -- Negotiating the Labor Agreement -- Economic Issues -- Administrative Issues -- Resolving Negotiation (interest) Disputes and the Use of Economic Pressure -- Contract Administration -- Labor and Employment Arbitration -- Employee Discipline -- Labor Relations in the Public Sector -- Labor Relations in Multinational Corporations and in Other Countries

"The Labor Relations Process, 9e provides you with the latest information available on current research, issues, and events in labor relations. To bring this dynamic field to life, the book integrates real-world examples and quotes from practitioners in the field of labor relations. This comprehensive text examines the labor movement from its inception to current and emerging trends. The authors give an in-depth analysis of all facets of the relationship between management and labor, including a study of the rights and responsibilities of unions and management; the negotiation and administration of the labor agreement; the results of the labor relations process; and collective bargaining issues."--BOOK JACKET.