quirements, tenure of office, standing committees and bylaws. On-the-job representation and administrative levels of the grievance procedure. Stewards, bargaining committees, committee chairmen. International union structure. Regional or council substructure. Election procedures. Constitutional convention . Democratic procedures and membership functions. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 0 hours . Prerequisite: None.
lAB-104 Union leadership Skills - 3 Cr. - Basic leadership skills. The functions of the executive officers and executive boards. Human relations, psychology, psychology of leadership, motivation, com munication skills, membership participation , organizational skills, decision-making, problem-solving, small group leadership, and developing and implementing programs. Reading improvement. Writing techniques and speaking methods. Parliamentary procedure. The union meeting, union newspapers and communications. Membership attitudes about their unions. Role of union volunteer committees. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 0 hours. Prerequisite: None. lAB-105 Collective Bargaining I (Negotiations) - 3 Cr. - Collective bargaining defined. Review of the history of collective bargaining. Collective bargaining goals: (1) unions, (2) management. What is covered in a union contract. The legal basis for collective bargaining. Fair representation. Price and tax source factors, economic pressures. Wages-prices-profits-productivity. Bargaining proposals. Responsibilities of the parties in the bargaining process: (1) union leadership, (2) local union membership, (3) management, (4) community. Strike procedures in bargaining. Analysis of the labor contract. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 0 hours. Prerequisite: None. lAB-106 Collective Bargaining II (Administration) - 3 Cr. - Study of contract content. Working conditions. Training local un i on representatives to administer the contract. Human relations at the workplace. The grievance procedure. Fair representation . Fringe benefit areas : insurance, pensions and supplementa l unemployment benefits (SUB) . Differences in adm ini stration of the bargaining agreement a nd the insurance-pension-SUB agreements . Occ upational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA). Equal employ ment oppor tuniti es procedures. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 0 hours . Prerequisite : LAB 105 Coll ective Bargaining I.
lAB-107 Collective Bargaining III (Arbitration) - 3 Cr. - Defining and filing grievances and processing them through the arbitration phase. The grievance procedure as part of collective bargaining. Fair representation . Industrial and craft settings. Skills required in grievance handling: preparing cases for arbitration. Arguing the case at the lower, intermediate and arbitrator levels. Established procedures. Arbitration statutes and importan t court and arbitration decisions. Evidence, submis- . sions, statements, briefs, research techniques, selecting an arbitrator, rules of contract construction . The hearing. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 0 hours. Prerequisite: LAB-106 Collective Bargaining II. lAB-108 labor law - 3 Cr. - A study of decisions interpreting the Constitution and the laws affecting labor. Court decisions relating to powers of corporations. Labor legislation such as the injunction, National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), Railway Labor Act, Norris-LaGuardia Act, Taft-Hartley Act, Landrum-Griffin Act, Williams-Steiger (OSHA) Act, and fair representation. The effect of law on the collective bargaining process , working conditions, job opportunities, job security and fringe benefits. The lawmaking process including the impact of elections and lobbying. The role of dissent. The effect of coalitions. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 0 hours. Prerequisite: None. lAB-109 Time Study Systems from labor's Viewpoint - 3 Cr. - This course will deal with the establishment of work standards. Starting with the origination, working through job conditions, method description, motion analysis, element breakdowns, time-study equipment, stopwatch training, efficiency rating, standard allowances and the computation of a work standard. Labor's role in bargaining work standards, negotiating contractual work standard language and the progress in the fight against speed-up will be discussed in depth. Lec.,ture 3 hours. Laboratory 0 hours. Prerequisite: None. lAB-110 Urban labor Problems Project - 3 Cr. - Understanding , defining and meeting urban needs. Population composition and distribution; patterns of immigration ; decline of farm economy - from industrialization to automation; changes in labor skills and training; use and misuse of resources; growth of transportation and communication. Impact of change on economic and social institutions. Problems of poverty, housing, job training, health care, education, recreation , etc. Relationship of urban to rural needs. Students will be expected to become involved in a selected term project in a local union or labor coun -
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