"Labor Relations: Striking a Balance, First Edition", by John Budd presents labor relations as a system for striking a balance between the employment relationship goals of efficiency, equity, and voice, and between the rights of labor and management. Budd's "Labor Relations" broadens the narrow process focus of existing labor relations texts by placing the discussion of contemporary U.S. processes into the context of underlying themes - what are the goals of labor relations, are those goals being fulfilled, and are reforms needed. This textbook replaces the tired paradigm of 'labor relations equals detailed work rules' with the dynamic paradigm of 'labor relations equals balancing workplace goals and rights'.Labor law, union organizing, bargaining, dispute resolution, and contract administration are central topics, but these processes are not presented as self-evidently good. These topics are placed in the broader context of the goals of the employment relationship, conflicting rights, and the environment of the 21st Century. This broader context serves to make labor relations more engaging and relevant to students.
It also allows instructors to raise important 'big picture' ideas while covering the applied business functions and strategies of the existing processes.
- ISBN10 0072842210
- ISBN13 9780072842210
- Publish Date 17 February 2004
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 9 June 2009
- Publish Country US
- Publisher McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
- Imprint McGraw Hill Higher Education
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 568
- Language English