COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
research guide

 

The SMLR Library has a variety of books, materials and online databases where you can find information on collective bargaining.  This guide will help you get started.

 

Books and reference materials at SMLR:

 

Better, Maurice B. Contract bargaining handbook for local union leaders. Washington, DC: Bureau of National Affairs.

HD6508.B42 1993

 

BNA’s collective bargaining bulletin. Washington, DC: Bureau of National Affairs.

REF HD6500.W53

 

Chown, Paul editor. How to cost a union contract. Berkeley, CA: Center for Labor Education and Research, Institute of Industrial Relations, University of California, 1986.

HD8005.5.H68 1986

 

Collective bargaining negotiations and contracts. Washington, DC: Bureau of National Affairs.

REF HD6500 .B8

 

Granof, Michael H. How to cost your labor contract. Washington, DC: Bureau of National Affairs, 1973.

HD4909.G74

 

Loughran, Charles S. Negotiating a labor contract: A management handbook, 2nd edition. Washington, DC: Bureau of National Affairs, 1992.

HD6483.L69 1992 (only available at ALEX on College Ave)

 

Source book on collective bargaining: Wages, benefits, and other contract issues. Washington, DC: Bureau of National Affairs.

HD6500.B58 yr. 2005 

 

Searching for books in IRIS (Rutgers Libraries’ Catalog):

 

Select “SUBJECT begins with” from drop down menu and try any of the following subjects:

 

  • Collective bargaining
  • Collective bargaining united states
  • Labor unions
  • Collective labor agreements
  • Negotiation in business
  • Industrial relations

 

Also, try browsing the shelves of the SMLR Library in the HD 6500’s.

 

For additional books, try searching WorldCat, a combined catalog of many US and International academic, public and government libraries:

·         Click on “WorldCat” to enter

  • In “Jump to Advanced Search,” choose “WorldCat” from the dropdown menu
  • You can try the same subjects from above, choosing “Subject” from the dropdown menu

 

NOTE: Materials owned by Rutgers are noted.  Books not owned by Rutgers can be requested via EZBorrow or interlibrary loan.

 

EZBorrow is highly recommended.  Books can be requested from a number of Pennsylvania academic libraries and usually arrive in a few days.

 

Online Resources:

 

United States Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations. Fact finding report. U.S. Dept. of Labor: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, 1994.

(Available online)

 

The Dunlop Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations - Final Report, U.S. Dept. of Labor: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, 1994.

(Available online)

 

BNA Labor and Employment Law Library http://laborandemploymentlaw.bna.com

**This database can only be accessed from the SMLR Library**

  • BNA has an online version of Collective Bargaining Negotiations and Contracts
  • Click on “Labor Law” for links on collective bargaining

 

Bureau of Labor Statistics Website http://www.bls.gov/

Provides data and information on work stoppages

 

Databases available through Rutgers University Libraries:

When choosing a database, you may want to think about the type of sources you are looking for.  Factiva and LexisNexis Academic have similar sources, primarily newspapers, periodicals and press releases.  If you are only interested in scholarly journal articles, Business Source Premier is a good choice.

 

Factiva

A full-text database consisting of approximately 9,000 sources, including business newspapers and periodicals

Searching tips:

·         Factiva automatically searches its entire database unless you tell it not to (you may want to do this to see what’s out there).  Click on the + sign to select specific sources, subjects or industries to search.  Try selecting “Subject” and typing labor into the search box.  Factiva will provide subject options you can select.

·         Change the date field in the drop down menu.  Factiva defaults to articles found “in the last 3 months.”

 

Business Source Premier

A large database covering business and management topics that consists of scholarly and professional publications, academic journals and trade magazines

Searching tips:

  • Click on “Thesaurus.”  Type in term and click “Browse.”  You can check off subjects from the list.  Then click “Add” to automatically send the subjects to the search box.
  • Only want peer-reviewed journals?  After performing a search, click on the blue “Refine Search” tab and select “Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals.”

 

LexisNexis Academic

A large, primarily full-text database covering news, business and legal subjects

 

LexisNexis Statistical

Provides access to a wealth of statistics produced by governments, organizations and universities

Searching tip:

  • Click on “Search Tables Base Edition,” then select “Subject List” found to the right of the search box.  Try entering a topic, like “labor.”  Lexis generates a list of related subjects you can check off for your search.  Click “Paste to Search.”

 

 

 

For further reference:

 

Collective Bargaining Subject Guide
(from Cornell University ILR School)

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/subjectGuides/collectiveBargaining/default.html

 

 

 

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CJF October 2005
cfontana@eden.rutgers.edu