Subtopics: National Labor Relations Act, Labor Management Relations Act, Unfair Labor Practices, AFL-CIO, NLRB
Learning Objectives:
Undergraduate students should be able to
- Describe the history of labor relations in the US
- Explain collective bargaining
Graduate students should be also able to
- Trace the history of labor relations in the US
- Explain management strategies for collective bargaining
- Analyze trends in union participation among the health professions in the US today
- Discuss the relationship of unions to healthcare management today
- Assess the impact of collective bargaining contracts on the ability of healthcare organizations to attain performance goals