Labor Relations in the Public Sector

Thoroughly revised to incorporate important changes in the public labor relations and unionization landscape, this new edition retains icontains new sections on recent trends and membership figures, new legislation, and new politics as they influence bargaining rights. It highlights the implications of the new collective bargaining environment on financial and human resource management issues and outcomes. It also provides updated information on the future state of unions. It is a useful overview for the professional reader, and classroom-friendly, with discussions of the most recent literature and case studies, plus end-of-chapter assignments and quizzes.