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Module 4 - Background

Labor Relations Laws

Required Reading

Blumner, N. (1998). The role of cooperative structures in workplace transformation. Cornell University. Retrieved from http://www.mildredwarner.org/gov-restructuring/special-projects/cooperative.

Employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.dol.gov/olms/regs/compliance/EmployeeRightsPoster11x17_Final.pdf

Gray, G., Myers, D., and Myers, P. (1999). Cooperative provisions in labor agreements: a new paradigm? Monthly Labor Review, 29-45. Retrieved from https://www.bls.gov/mlr/1999/01/art4full.pdf

Katz, H. C., Kochan, T. A., & Colvin, A. J. S. (2017). An introduction to U. S. collective bargaining and labor relations. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. See module backgrounds for specific pages to read. Retrieved from Skillsoft Books in the Trident Online Library.

Korshak, S. (2001). Good union relationships are best. Workforce. Retrieved from https://www.workforce.com/2001/01/26/good-union-relationships-are-best/

Sultan, M. (2012) Managing Grievance Process (slideshow). Retrieved from https://www.slideshare.net/mohdhanifah/grievance-procedure-13512386

U.S. Department of Labor. (2017). Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, As Amended. Retrieved from https://www.dol.gov/olms/regs/compliance/compllmrda.htm

WatchMojo.com (2014). Top 10 labor strikes in U.S. history. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgd7_K5pCCU.

Optional Reading

Devinatz, V. G. (2013). The crisis of U.S. trade unionism and what needs to be done. Labor Law Journal, 64(1), 5-19. Retrieved from ProQuest in the Trident Online Library.

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. (n.d.) What is grievance mediation? Retrieved from  https://www.fmcs.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/146-Grievance.pdf

Ji, M. (2016). Revolution or Reform? Union-Worker Cooperative Relations in the United States and Korea. Labor Studies Journal, 41(4), 355–366. Available in the Trident Online Library.

National Labor Relations Board. (n.d.) 1947 Taft-Hartley substantive provisions. Retrieved from https://www.nlrb.gov/who-we-are/our-history/1947-taft-hartley-substantive-provisions

National Labor Relations Board. The NLRB Process. Retrieved from https://www.nlrb.gov/resources/nlrb-process