Introduction to Labor Studies credit:

3 Hours

Provides an overview of workers and unions in American society. Looks at economic, political, and workplace issues facing working people, why and how workers join unions, how unions are structured and function, and how unions and management bargain a contract. Provides a historical overview of the American labor movement, and discusses the contemporary struggles workers and unions face in a rapidly changing global economy. This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for: Social & Beh Sci - Soc Sci