Labor Relations, Law and History (ILRLR)Industrial and Labor Relations

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.

ILRLR 1100

Introductory survey covering the major changes in the nature of work, the workforce, and the institutions involved in industrial relations from the late 19th century to the present. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 14991 ILRLR 1100   LEC 001

  • 15115 ILRLR 1100   DIS 211

  • 15116 ILRLR 1100   DIS 212

  • 15117 ILRLR 1100   DIS 213

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 15018 ILRLR 1100   LEC 002

  • 16308 ILRLR 1100   DIS 221

  • 16309 ILRLR 1100   DIS 222

  • 16310 ILRLR 1100   DIS 223

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 15239 ILRLR 1100   LEC 003

  • 15306 ILRLR 1100   DIS 231

  • 15307 ILRLR 1100   DIS 232

  • 15308 ILRLR 1100   DIS 233

ILRLR 1200

This course provides an introduction to the field of Disability Studies, in both an academic and applied context, and will examine the issues that affect the inclusion and integration of people ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 15219 ILRLR 1200   LEC 001

ILRLR 1845

This course studies the history of American capitalism. It helps you to answer these questions: What is capitalism? Is the U.S. more capitalist than other countries? How has capitalism shaped the history ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 1540HIST 1540

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15298 ILRLR 1845   LEC 001

  • A University Course.

  • 15299 ILRLR 1845   DIS 201

  • 15300 ILRLR 1845   DIS 202

  • 15422 ILRLR 1845   DIS 203

  • 15301 ILRLR 1845   DIS 204

  • 15302 ILRLR 1845   DIS 205

  • 15303 ILRLR 1845   DIS 206

  • 15304 ILRLR 1845   DIS 207

  • 15305 ILRLR 1845   DIS 208

  • 15423 ILRLR 1845   DIS 210

ILRLR 2010

Survey and analysis of the law governing labor relations and employee rights in the workplace. Half of the course examines the legal framework in which collective bargaining takes place, including union ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 14992 ILRLR 2010   LEC 001

  • Enrollment restricted to ILR Sophomores or permission of the instructor.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 15107 ILRLR 2010   LEC 002

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 16313 ILRLR 2010   LEC 003

  • Enrollment restricted to ILR Sophomores or permission of the instructor.

ILRLR 2050

Comprehensive introduction to industrial and labor relations and collective bargaining in the United States; the negotiation, scope, and day-to-day administration of contracts; the major substantive issues ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 15010 ILRLR 2050   LEC 001

  • Not open to first year students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 15268 ILRLR 2050   LEC 002

  • Not open to first year students.

  • 15328 ILRLR 2050   DIS 221

  • 15329 ILRLR 2050   DIS 222

  • 15330 ILRLR 2050   DIS 223

  • 15331 ILRLR 2050   DIS 224

  • 15332 ILRLR 2050   DIS 225

  • 15333 ILRLR 2050   DIS 226

ILRLR 2060

Topics change depending on semester and instructor. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • Topic: Cultural,Political,& Legal Perspect, on Disability

  • 15220 ILRLR 2060   SEM 101

  • This sophomore writing seminar engages in a critical, in-depth study of the way in which people with disabilities and the disability experience are represented in an array of interdisciplinary texts, with particular emphasis on the legal tradition and interpretations. Drawing from a variety of historical as well as contemporary texts and documents, we will explore the implications of disability in culture and policy, particularly as they impact ideas of citizenship and rights, primarily in the United States, but also globally.  We will examine the history of disability law, looking closely at a number of Supreme Court cases and decisions. We will additionally allow for an intensive focus on the development of critical thought and reasoning in both oral and written communication. This course fulfills the ILR Advanced Writing requirement. Enrollment is restricted to ILR Sophomores and others with permission of the instructor.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • Topic: Law and Society

  • 15297 ILRLR 2060   SEM 102

  • This course examines the experiences of workers attempting to navigate the labor standards enforcement bureaucracy. We begin by reviewing the conditions of post-industrial labor in an era of declining unionization and weak federal and state protections. Next we review theories of legal consciousness and legal mobilization, which help explain the conditions under which low-wage workers learn about their rights and come forward to demand justice. We walk through claimsmaking in an array of federal and state administrative bureaucracies, including wage and hour, health and safety, and discrimination. We also look at how the immigration enforcement regime intersects with the tenets of at-will employment to grant employers wide latitude in retaliating against undocumented workers and stifling attempts at legal mobilization. We next assess how these formal protections are filtered through various institutional gatekeepers (including legal advocates and medical experts) and how organizational compliance structures (such as human resources and mediation programs) have limited worker¿s ability to make claims on their rights. We consider how intersecting bases of inequality (such as gender, race, and national origin) are processed by administrative bureaucracies, and how lay versus legal conceptions of workplace justice often diverge. We end by considering the fallout of workplace abuse on individuals and their families. This course fulfills the ILR Advanced Writing requirement. Enrollment is restricted to ILR Sophomores and others with permission of the instructor.

ILRLR 2080

Topics change depending on semester and instructor. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • Topic: Ethics at Work

  • 16927 ILRLR 2080   SEM 101

  • Examines major theories of ethics, then applies them to issues in the employment relationship such as genetic screening of job applicants, random drug testing of employees, affirmative action, discipline for off-duty conduct, whistle-blowing, worker safety and cost/benefit analysis, comparable worth, strikes by employees providing crucial services, and crossing a picket line.

ILRLR 2580

This course is modeled after "Great Books" literature courses in the humanities, but with two important differences: we read non-fiction books in the social sciences rather than the humanities, written ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: COMM 2580HD 2580SOC 2580

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15391 ILRLR 2580   LEC 001

  • 15394 ILRLR 2580   DIS 201

  • 15395 ILRLR 2580   DIS 202

  • 15396 ILRLR 2580   DIS 203

  • 15397 ILRLR 2580   DIS 204

  • 15398 ILRLR 2580   DIS 205

  • 18348 ILRLR 2580   DIS 206

ILRLR 3035

Undergraduate seminar whose topic changes depending on semester and instructor. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRLR 6080

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • Topic: Mediating Organizational Conflicts

  • 16322 ILRLR 3035   LEC 001

  • Conflict is an inherent part of organizational life. Nevertheless, organizational members often lack the adequate skills necessary to manage and resolve the host of tensions and disagreements that arise at work. This course is designed to develop and strengthen students’ conflict resolution sills with a focus on the mediation of organizational conflicts. As such, the course will provide students with a theoretical and practical understanding of the mediation process. This foundation will then be used to apply mediation concepts and principles to everyday workplace conflict. Given the emphasis on skill building, the course will make extensive use of mediation simulations alongside classroom lectures and discussions.  

ILRLR 3055

This course equips students to use different modes of rhetorical analysis to examine historical and contemporary artifacts in critical ways.  Grading is based on class participation, tests and a final ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 15282 ILRLR 3055   LEC 001

ILRLR 3057

This course is designed to explore environmental conflict resolution.  The course will build on existing student knowledge of theories of dispute resolution and explore application of these concepts to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - First.  Combined with: ILRLR 6057

  • 2 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 15579 ILRLR 3057   LEC 001

    • M Ives Hall 219
    • Aug 22 - Oct 6, 2017
    • Bickerman, J

ILRLR 3068

This class examines the institutional processes of enforcing immigrant worker rights. We begin by reviewing the legal foundations of immigrant labor, including the current immigration enforcement regime, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LSP 3068

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16330 ILRLR 3068   LEC 001

ILRLR 3071

Surveys the history of U.S. Economic development from the perspective of the governance structures created to organize and control economic activity, emphasizing the changing regulatory roles of public ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 16332 ILRLR 3071   LEC 001

ILRLR 3075

New York City is the capital of capital, and through its history we are going to explore the history of capitalism in America. The course will focus on the history of class, work, finance, and business ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18456 ILRLR 3075   LEC 001

  • Taught at the ILR NYC facility. Open to ILR undergraduate students participating in the ILR Credit Internship in New York City only.

ILRLR 3300

Students learn the principles of argumentation and debate. Topics emphasize Internet database research, synthesis of collected data, policy analysis of evidentiary quality, refutation of counter claims, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 15349 ILRLR 3300   LEC 001

  • 15350 ILRLR 3300   DIS 201

  • 15351 ILRLR 3300   DIS 202

  • 15352 ILRLR 3300   DIS 203

  • 15353 ILRLR 3300   DIS 204

  • 15354 ILRLR 3300   DIS 205

  • 15355 ILRLR 3300   DIS 206

  • 15356 ILRLR 3300   DIS 207

  • 15357 ILRLR 3300   DIS 208

  • 15358 ILRLR 3300   DIS 209

  • 15359 ILRLR 3300   DIS 210

  • 15361 ILRLR 3300   DIS 212

ILRLR 3830

This course, a distance learning endeavor with the International Labor Organization in Geneva, examines U.S. domestic labor law and policy using internationally accepted human rights principles as standards ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 17153 ILRLR 3830   LEC 001

ILRLR 4000

Examines the theory, practice, and strategy of organizing in a global economy. Addresses current challenges facing unions organizing in both the public and private sector, in certification elections, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRLR 6010

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 16324 ILRLR 4000   LEC 001

ILRLR 4027

This course is offered to students interested in acquiring the knowledge, skills and techniques necessary to mediate interpersonal disputes. In the first segment of the course, students will be introduced ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRLR 6027LAW 6027

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16359 ILRLR 4027   LEC 001

ILRLR 4030

Surveys economic and industrial issues in the sports industry. Topics include salary determination, including free agency, salary caps, salary arbitration; competitive balance and financial health of sports ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 3460

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 15253 ILRLR 4030   LEC 001

ILRLR 4050

This completely revised course will critically examine the legal and societal forces that are styming young job seekers by use of non-disclosure agreements, trade secrets, and wage-fixing, recreating the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRLR 6015

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 15365 ILRLR 4050   LEC 001

ILRLR 4055

This course focuses on public and private health insurance and pension plans in the United States (with some additional attention to other employee benefits). We examine these issues in 1) a policy context, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - Second.  Combined with: ILRLR 6025

  • 2 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 16375 ILRLR 4055   LEC 001

    • F Ives Hall 215
    • Oct 9 - Dec 1, 2017
    • Compa, L

ILRLR 4060

Focuses on the critical labor relations issues facing the hospitality industry. All students participate in simulated organizing campaigns and contract negotiations. Representatives of management and unions ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HADM 4810

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 16735 ILRLR 4060   LEC 001

ILRLR 4075

Examination of the often hidden values and assumptions that underlie the contemporary U.S. systems of employment law, work and business, and industrial relations. Classroom discussions and student research ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRLR 6070

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 17154 ILRLR 4075   LEC 001

ILRLR 4580

This is a capstone seminar for seniors who are interested in graduate or professional study in scientific disciplines that focus on human behavior and social interaction. The intent is to provide seniors ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COMM 4580HD 4580SOC 4580

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15399 ILRLR 4580   SEM 101

ILRLR 4842

Examines the laws against employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, and disability. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRLR 6840

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 16377 ILRLR 4842   LEC 001

ILRLR 5010

Survey and analysis of the law governing labor relations and employee rights in the workplace. The first half of the course is devoted to labor law and labor-management relations. It examines the legal ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 15369 ILRLR 5010   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Compa, L

ILRLR 6010

Examines the theory, practice, and strategy of organizing in a global economy. Addresses current challenges facing unions organizing in both the public and private sector, in certification elections, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRLR 4000

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 16337 ILRLR 6010   LEC 001

ILRLR 6015

This completely revised course will critically examine the legal and societal forces that are styming young job seekers by use of non-disclosure agreements, trade secrets, and wage-fixing, recreating the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRLR 4050

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15368 ILRLR 6015   LEC 001

ILRLR 6020

This course is designed to be an advanced seminar for graduate and undergraduate students who have a serious interest in the practice and profession of labor arbitration. Classroom discussions, group exercise ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1 Credit GradeNoAud

  • 15637 ILRLR 6020   LEC 001

    • MTWSu Ives Hall 111
    • Oct 15 - Oct 18, 2017
    • Staff

ILRLR 6023

This course is offered to students interested in acquiring thorough knowledge of the theory and practice of mediation as well as the techniques employed by effective mediators. In the first segment of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LAW 6080

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 15274 ILRLR 6023   SEM 101

ILRLR 6025

Focuses on public and private health insurance and pension plans in the United States (with some additional attention to other employee benefits).  We examine these issues in 1) a policy context, since ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - Second.  Combined with: ILRLR 4055

  • 2 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 16376 ILRLR 6025   LEC 001

    • F Ives Hall 215
    • Oct 9 - Dec 1, 2017
    • Compa, L

ILRLR 6027

This course is offered to students interested in acquiring the knowledge, skills and techniques necessary to mediate interpersonal disputes. In the first segment of the course, students will be introduced ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRLR 4027LAW 6027

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16360 ILRLR 6027   LEC 001

ILRLR 6057

This course is designed to explore environmental conflict resolution.  The course will build on existing student knowledge of theories of dispute resolution and explore application of these concepts to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - First.  Combined with: ILRLR 3057

  • 2 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 15580 ILRLR 6057   LEC 001

    • M Ives Hall 219
    • Aug 22 - Oct 6, 2017
    • Bickerman, J

ILRLR 6070

Examination of the often hidden values and assumptions that underlie the contemporary U.S. systems of employment law, work and business, and industrial relations. Classroom discussions and student research ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRLR 4075

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 17155 ILRLR 6070   LEC 001

ILRLR 6080

Topics change depending on semester and instructor. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRLR 3035

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • Topic: Mediating Organizational Conflicts

  • 16323 ILRLR 6080   LEC 001

  • Conflict is an inherent part of organizational life. Nevertheless, organizational members often lack the adequate skills necessary to manage and resolve the host of tensions and disagreements that arise at work. This course is designed to develop and strengthen students’ conflict resolution sills with a focus on the mediation of organizational conflicts. As such, the course will provide students with a theoretical and practical understanding of the mediation process. This foundation will then be used to apply mediation concepts and principles to everyday workplace conflict. Given the emphasis on skill building, the course will make extensive use of mediation simulations alongside classroom lectures and discussions.  

ILRLR 6082

Students prepare for and participate in a simulated negotiation between a hypothetical corporation and a hypothetical union in a typical big company within a midsize single site bargaining unit context. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 16383 ILRLR 6082   LEC 001

    • W
    • Kramer, H

      Mittler, S

ILRLR 6840

Examines the laws against employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, and disability. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRLR 4842

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 16378 ILRLR 6840   LEC 001

ILRLR 9800

Provides a forum for the presentation of current research being undertaken by faculty members and graduate students in the Department of Labor Relations, History, and Law, and by invited guests. All M.S. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRIC 9800

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 15224 ILRLR 9800   SEM 101