Labor Relations: Striking a Balance 4th Edition by John Budd

Exercise 7

Use the three fictitious newspaper articles that follow this question to analyze the bargaining environment for contract negotiations between copper producer Phelps Dodge and Morenci Miners Local 616. Create a traditional outline or a mind map (a radial outline) for one of the years. Use the major dimensions of the bargaining environment as your major categories. Note that the newspaper articles are based on fact but have been embellished for educational use.