TROY UNIVERSITY
MASTER SYLLABUS
SORRELL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
HRM 6604
Labor Law
Prerequisites
Graduate standing.
Description
A broad overview of relevant laws, court decisions and administrative agency rulings relating to
union/management relations. An introduction to the techniques, strategies and objectives of
contract negotiation and collective bargaining in union/management relations.
Objectives
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
1. Reconstruct the history of labor relations in the U.S.
2. Identify and describe the key points of federal laws, regulations and procedures regarding
labor relations, including the Norris-LaGuardia, Wagner, Taft-Hartley, and LandrumGriffin Acts, and the jurisdiction of the NLRB.
3. Relate the key points of union certification elections, collective bargaining, and grievance
handling procedures.
4. Demonstrate comprehension of various forms of industrial conflict, including strikes,
lockouts, picketing, and secondary-boycott pressures.
5. Explain the legal extent and limits of managerial, union, and union member activity in U.S.
private firms and the public sector.
6. Analyze and apply negotiating techniques within the collective-bargaining process.
7. Apply labor law knowledge and strategies to advance business strategy in an apt scenario.
Purpose
To provide students with a more in-depth knowledge of labor relations law, practice and
experience in applying analytical skills to both oral and written arguments, and familiarity with
the processes involved in negotiating workable arrangements between labor and management.
MSHRM elective.
Master Syllabi are developed by the senior faculty in each business discipline. This Master Syllabus must be used as the basis for developing the
instructor syllabus for this course, which must also comply with the content specifications outlined in the Troy University Faculty Handbook.
The objectives included on this Master Syllabus must be included among the objectives on the instructor’s syllabus, which may expand upon the
same as the instructor sees fit. The statement of purpose seeks to position the course properly within the curriculum and should be consulted by
faculty as a source of advisement guidance. Specific choice of text and other details are further subject to Chair guidance.
1 July 2013
Master Syllabus: HRM 6604
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Approved Text*
Carrell, M. R., & Heavrin, C. Labor relations and collective bargaining: Cases, practice, and
law. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Required Supplements [The following materials are required for use in this course for
assessment purposes.]
None.
Other Reference Materials*
Fick, B. J., & American Bar Association. The American Bar Association guide to workplace
law: Everything you need to know about your rights as an employee or employer. New
York, NY: Random House Reference.
Leslie, D. L. Labor law in a nutshell. Eagan, MN: Thomson/West.
Overby, J. Annual editions: Labor-management relations. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.
Smith, J. R., Golden, P. A., & Carrell, M. R. Collective bargaining simulated. Upper Saddle
River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
* Note: The latest edition is required unless otherwise specified.
Troy State University Faculty Handbook (2001): Section 3.8.2.8 [extract]—22 essential elements of the syllabus (somewhat modified for space):
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