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Industrial Relations (IDRL) 305
Collective Bargaining (Revision 3)

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Delivery mode: Individualized study online.

Credits: 3 - Applied Studies (Business and Administrative Studies). IDRL 305 can also be used to fulfill the Social Science area of study (credential students only).

Prerequisite: None. IDRL 312 is strongly recommended.

Centre: School of Business

IDRL 305 has a Challenge for Credit option.

Overview

IDRL 305 is designed to satisfy the needs of both trade unionists and human resource managers who are or might be involved in collective bargaining, as well as students who simply want a better understanding of this important Canadian institution. The course presents collective bargaining within a theoretical framework that highlights some of its historical and legal underpinnings and aspects of industrial relations theory. In addition, it provides practical skills and knowledge related to negotiation and interpretation of collective agreements that will prove useful if planning to practice in the field: insight into some of the main approaches to bargaining and the major principles that guide interpretation; an understanding of selected technical aspects of the process; and an appreciation of the manner in which the institution is being affected by changes in the workplace, society, and our global environment.
Outline

Unit 1: Winners and Losers in Collective Bargaining
Lesson 1: Institutional Approach to Collective Bargaining
Lesson 2: Collective Bargaining in Real Life
Lesson 3: Conflict and Cooperation in the Workplace
Lesson 4: The Collective Bargaining Environment

Unit 2: Parties to Collective Bargaining
Lesson 5: Understanding Management: The Employer
Lesson 6: Employees and Trade Unions in the Bargaining Relationship
Lesson 7: Negotiating the Deal
Lesson 8: Essential Features of Collective Bargaining

Unit 3: Legal and Political Aspects of Collective Bargaining
Lesson 9: State Involvement in Collective Bargaining: Historical Roots
Lesson 10: PC 1003 and the Post-War Compromise
Lesson 11: Legal Framework for Bargaining: The Employment Contract and the Collective Agreement
Lesson 12: The State in Industrial Relations: Theoretical Approaches
Lesson 13: Public Sector Bargaining

Unit 4: Collective Bargaining Outcomes: The Agreement
Lesson 14: The Content of the Collective Agreement
Lesson 15: Drafting and Interpreting Contract Clauses
Lesson 16: Grievance Arbitration: Its Role in Contract Design and Interpretation

Unit 5: The Bargaining Process
Lesson 17: Bargaining Preparation and Techniques
Lesson 18: Strategic and Tactical Issues in Bargaining
Lesson 19: Legal Duties and Prohibitions on Collective Bargaining
Lesson 20: Industrial Disputes and Dispute Resolution
Lesson 21: Costing a Collective Agreement

Unit 6: Developments Affecting Collective Bargaining
Lesson 22: Changes Affecting the Institution of Collective Bargaining
Lesson 23: Challenges to the Legal Framework of Collective Bargaining
Lesson 24: Globalization, the “New Economy” and “New Industrial Relations”
Lesson 25: The Impact of New Technology
Lesson 26: The Future of Work . . . and Collective Bargaining

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