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2005-2006 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
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LABR 155 A-Z - Special Topics in Labor Studies


Periodically
Exploration of important labor issues and their impacts on working people. Areas of investigation may include historical origins of and contemporary developments in labor-management relations, pay and benefit structures, occupational health and safety, employee participation, employment diversity and inequality, immigration, the youth work force, union organizing and leadership strategy, public sector collective bargaining, workplace rights and ethical issues, worker education and training, labor theory and research methods, unions’ role in politics, government labor regulations, labor-community relations, working class literature and film, media coverage of labor, human rights in the global labor market, comparative labor movements, and global unionism.

Prerequisites & Notes
LABR 1 or permission of instructor or Labor Studies Director. Topics may change each semester. Students may repeat the course for credit when topics vary.

Credits: 3 s.h.





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