Unlike other labor law and management books, Blackard's comprehensive new work not only examines legal, strategic human resources management, change management, and related matters in labor/management relations, but also offers easily grasped and applied methods for addressing all of these matters ...
Unlike other labor law and management books, Blackard's comprehensive new work not only examines legal, strategic human resources management, change management, and related matters in labor/management relations, but also offers easily grasped and applied methods for addressing all of these matters. Labor relations should be a fully integrated part of a systemic approach to human resource management, Blackard argues. He challenges the feasibility of ad hoc programs and labor/management partnerships, but encourages collaboration within the context of both parties' interests and roles. His book provides a philosophy and set of practices to manage change and improve the labor/management relationship in the unionized workplace.