Labor Contract Administration

Quarter Academic Credit
3

IMPORTANT NOTE: Labor Contract Administration is being offered as a stand-alone class only. It will no longer allow you to fulfill the requirements for the Labor-Management Relations Certificate. For more information, contact Crystal Babowal at cbabowal@ucdavis.edu.

Administrators of collective bargaining agreements must know how to analyze the techniques and processes used in effective negotiations. Examine the role played by union stewards and first-line supervisors in the grievance process and administration of negotiated contracts. Prepare and present mock grievance cases from their initial meeting through the arbitration hearing. 

Examine the theory behind and the use of contractual dispute resolution mechanisms. Discover how to represent either the grievant or management in informal complaints, as well as all of the formal steps of the grievance process. Acquire the ability to distinguish between a proper grievance and a violation needing to be adjudicated outside of the contractual dispute resolution process.

Course Code
150310