All activities are due by 11:59pm (ET) on the day indicated in the Course Schedule.

Lesson 1: Course Introduction

Readings	Lesson 01 Commentary
Activities	Complete and submit: Practice activities, Survey

Lesson 2: Labor Relations Overview: History and Law

Readings	Lesson 02 Commentary LRCB Ch. 2 & 3
Activities	Complete and submit Lesson Assignment 2. [file upload]. Essay Due Friday Take the Lesson 2 quiz (due by Sunday night)

Lesson 3: Collective Bargaining Today: Challenges and Opportunities

Readings	Lesson 03 Commentary Introduction chapter of Collective Bargaining in the Private Sector by Paul F. Clark, John T. Delaney, and Ann C. Frost, editors. LRCB Ch. 1
Activities	Complete and submit Lesson Assignment 3. [file upload and discussion]. Essay Due Sunday, respond on Discussion by Sunday Take the Lesson 3 quiz (due by Sunday night)

Lesson 4: The Beginning of the Process: Establishing a Bargaining Unit

Readings	Lesson 04 Commentary LRCB Ch. 4, pages 231-233 (Right to Work), and pages 396, 399-401 (Duty of Fair Representation)
Activities	Complete and submit Lesson Assignment 4 [file upload and discussion]. Essay Due Sunday, respond on Discussion by Sunday Take the Lesson 4 quiz (due by Sunday night)

Lesson 5: Organizing and Unfair Labor Practices

Readings	Lesson 05 Commentary LRCB Ch. 10
Video	Norma Rae film
Activities	Complete and submit Lesson Assignment 5 [file upload and discussion]. Essay Due Sunday, respond on Discussion by Sunday Take the Lesson 5 quiz (due by Sunday night)

Lesson 6: Public-Sector Collective Bargaining

Readings	Lesson 06 Commentary LRCB Review Ch. 3 pages 134-135, 237-238, 265-69, 317, 398-99, 424-425, 457-458
Activities	Team public sector research and discussions. Post summaries (due by Sunday night) Complete peer assessment (due by Sunday night)

Lesson 7: The Collective Bargaining Process: Negotiating an Agreement

Readings	Lesson 07 Commentary LRCB Ch. 5 & 6 Read online: The Art and Craft of Bargaining Discussion Guide (read this to prepare for the negotiation assignment)
Video	Collective Bargaining Training Videos (Cornell University) optional
Activities	Take the Lesson 7 quiz (due by Sunday night) Review LRCB Ch. 7, 8, 9, to prepare for collective bargaining group work Review lessons 7-11. Each week your proposal will focus on specific agreement issues Teams research and discussions begin (instructor will assign students to a management, or union team) Complete and upload Team Ground Rules (due by Sunday night)

Lesson 8: The Collective Bargaining Process: Negotiating an Agreement

Readings	Lesson 08 Commentary
Activities	Team research and discussions continue Each team will submit an initial proposal - due Friday Team negotiations begin upon submission of proposals and continue through Sunday Complete peer assessment (due by Sunday night) Complete the Mid-Course Survey

Lesson 9: The Collective Bargaining Process: Wage and Salary Issues

Readings	Lesson 09 Commentary LRCB Ch. 7
Activities	Complete and submit: Lesson 09 Quiz (20 points) Case Study: Alternatives to Traditional Expatriation (50 points)

Lesson 10: The Collective Bargaining Process: Employee Benefits Issues

Readings	Lesson 10 Commentary LRCB Ch. 8
Activities	Continue teamwork [discussions]. Union and Management Teams submit lesson proposal -- due Friday Team negotiations begin upon submission of both proposals and continue through Sunday Take the Lesson 10 quiz (due by Sunday night) Complete peer assessment (Read: LRCB Ch. 8

Lesson 11: The Collective Bargaining Process: Job Security and Seniority Issues

Readings	Lesson 11 Commentary LRCB Ch. 9
Activities	Continue teamwork on Job Security and Seniority Issues [discussions]. Union and Management Teams submit lesson proposal -- due Friday Team negotiations begin upon submission of both proposals and continue through Sunday Take the Lesson 11 quiz (due by Sunday night) Complete peer assessment (due by Sunday night)

Lesson 12: Implementing the Collective Bargaining Agreement

Readings	Lesson 12 Commentary LRCB Review Ch. 6 & 10
Activities	Complete and submit Lesson Assignment 12. [assignment and discussion]. Essay Due Sunday, respond on Discussion by Sunday

Lesson 13: The Grievance and Arbitration Process

Readings	Lesson 13 Commentary LRCB Ch. 11 and Ch. 12.
Activities	Begin teamwork for Lesson Assignment 13/14. (Instructor will assign students to labor or management team) Team Proposal: Due SUNDAY Take the Lesson 13 quiz (due by Sunday night)

Lesson 14: The Grievance and Arbitration Process

Readings	Lesson 14 Commentary
Activities	Complete teamwork for Lesson Assignment 13/14 (Discuss opposing team's proposal and plan rebuttal) and post on proposal board for your team Designated Team Management Advocate (s) and Labor Advocate(s) debate proposals through SUNDAY Team Closing Statement & Individual  Arbitrator Decision Due SUNDAY Complete peer assessment (due by Sunday night)

Lesson 15: Case Studies in Collective Bargaining

Readings	Lesson 15 Commentary Clark, Delaney, and Frost, Introduction, pp. 1-14; read any two case studies (chapters)
Activities	Complete and submit Lesson Assignment 15. [file upload]. Essay Due last day of class