Mhr522

MHR 522

Industrial Relations

Section 041

Location: TRS 2-129

(Monday 3.00pm - 6.00pm)

1.0 COURSE TITLE

1.1 Course: MHR 522 Industrial Relations

1.2 Semester/Year: Winter 2014

1.3 Prerequisite &/or Exclusions: n/a

2.0 INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION:

1. Name: Ian Sakinofsky

2. Office Phone Number: (416)979-5000 X 7562)

3. E-mail address: isakinof@ryerson.ca

4. Office Location:1-046; Consultation hours: Monday 12.00pm-1.00pm, 2.00pm–3 .00pm

5. Methods of Posting Grades:

▪ Tests and assignments will be returned to students in class

2.7 E-mail Usage & Limits: Students may email questions to the professor but may expect some delay in responses to emails.

3.0 CALENDAR COURSE DESCRIPTION:

The course examines theories of industrial relations; union organization and structure; labour legislation in Canada; negotiating and administering the collective agreement; among other topics. The aim is to introduce the student to the complexities of the labour management relationship and to explore various techniques for successfully managing this critical area of business.

4.0 COURSE OVERVIEW:

The goal of the course is to make students aware of the inherent presence of potential conflict, particularly in a collective sense, within workplaces. The intent is to acquaint students with the measures and procedures that have emerged to deal with this conflict, and particularly to position the practice of Collective Bargaining within this context. The interests of both employers and employees are acknowledged. The emergence of the labour movement and of labour legislation are presented as a social response to the self-promotion of employer interests within free markets.

5.0 COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Articulate the role of labour unions as organizations and labour market actors.

Develop awareness of Industrial Relations theory, and use it to further our understanding of social and economic phenomena.

Understand the complexity and...