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3.00 Credits
Unions' internal mechanisms, including responses to external pressures, are studied. Topics include geography, product markets, local unions, multiunion organization, union administration and finance, and political action. 3 credit hours. Offered as needed.
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The portrayal of work and workers in the writings of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries are examined. Topics may include the work ethic, personal values, changing attitudes toward work, and the image of the worker in poetry, prose, drama, and film. 3 credit hours. Offered as needed.
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The aims, functions, and social role of the labor movement are studied. Included is a critical analysis of both old and new theoretical approaches, as well as simulations, role playing, films, and guest speakers. 3 credit hours. Prerequisite: 9 credit hours of labor studies courses or consent of coordinator. Offered as needed.
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3.00 Credits
The processes and machinery of contract negotiation and enforcement are studied. Topics include bargaining structures, economic issues, standards for wage bargaining, pensions, job security, inflation, and the jobs of stewards. 3 credit hours. Prerequisite: 9 credit hours of labor studies courses or consent of coordinator. Offered as needed.
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3.00 Credits
Students' work experiences and career choices are examined against the backdrop of occupational and social change: the workplace, labor markets, and the family. Students cannot receive credit for both Labor Studies 303 and Sociology 303. 3 credit hours. Prerequisite: 9 credit hours of labor studies courses or consent of coordinator. Offered as needed.
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3.00 Credits
The historical (social, economic, political, intellectual) perspective on some of the troublesome issues of contemporary labor relations is studied. Selected topics are investigated with the help of guest lecturers expert on these topics. 3 credit hours. Prerequisite: 9 credit hours of labor studies courses or consent of coordinator. Offered as needed.
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The experiences of women in and in relation to the paid work force, the family, and the community are examined. Topics are the history, growth, and definition of women's occupations, job experiences, and roles in labor unions. 3 credit hours. Prerequisite: 9 credit hours of labor studies courses or consent of coordinator. Offered as needed.
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3.00 Credits
The critical role played by organized labor in the urban community is studied through a historical and topical approach. Pressures placed on organized labor by modern society and labor's reactions to those pressures are also assessed. 3 credit hours. Prerequisite: 9 credit hours of labor studies courses or consent of coordinator. Offered as needed.
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3.00 Credits
The historic and current relationship of minority workers and the American labor movement are explored. Included is an examination of governmental and union policies and philosophies with regard to minority workers. 3 credit hours. Prerequisite: 9 credit hours of labor studies courses or consent of coordinator. Offered as needed.
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3.00 Credits
This seminar functions as a study commission charged to develop a report on the future of the labor movement. The project is organized so that students may develop their own specific areas of responsibility and expertise. 3 credit hours. Prerequisite: 15 credit hours of labor studies courses or consent of coordinator. Offered as needed.
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