PAD 708 Human Resources and Labor in the Public Sector

30 HOURS PLUS CONFERENCES

Identifies issues and problems in public sector labor relations. Examines the history of public employee associations in the context of the evolution of general public personnel policy. Studies collective bargaining from contract formulation to the resolution of shop floor grievances. Explores contemporary developments in the union-management relationship including co-determinism, union-management committees, gain-sharing, give-backs and other responses to productivity innovation and fiscal stringency.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Prerequisite: PAD 700 or PAD 702. Enrollment requirement: Matriculated in the MPA (Public Policy Administration) program