Kaps, Air Transport Labor Relations

Air Transport Labor Relations

Robert W. Kaps

cloth, 0-8093-1776-1, $45.00s
320 pages, 7 x 10, 15 figures/ 40 tables
Aviation

Robert W. Kaps examines air transport labor law in the United States as well as the underlying legislative and policy directives established by the federal govenment. The body of legislation govening labor relations in the private sector of the U. S. economy consists of two separate and distinct acts: the Railway Labor Act (RLA), which governs labor relations in the railroad and airline industries, and the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), which governs labor relations in all other industrial sectors.

Although the NLRA closely follows the pattern established by the RLA, Kaps notes that the two laws are distinguishable in several important areas. Labor contracts negotiated under the RLA continue in perpetuity, for example, whereas all other labor contracts expire at a specified date. Other important areas of difference relate to the collective bargaining process itself, the procedures for the arbitration of disputes and grievances, and the spheres of authority and jurisdiction to consider such matters as unfair labor practices.

Robert W. Kaps is an assistant professor of aviation management in the Department of Aviation Management and Flight for Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and has over twenty years experience in labor and industrial relations.


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	Air Transport Labor Relations Robert W. Kaps cloth, 0-8093-1776-1, $45.00s 320 pages, 7 x 10, 15 figures/ 40 tables Aviation Robert W. Kaps examines air transport labor law in the United States as well as the underlying legislative and policy directives established by the federal govenment. The body of legislation govening labor relations in the private sector of the U. S. economy consists of two separate and distinct acts: the Railway Labor Act (RLA), which governs labor relations in the railroad and airline industries, and the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), which governs labor relations in all other industrial sectors. Although the NLRA closely follows the pattern established by the RLA, Kaps notes that the two laws are distinguishable in several important areas. Labor contracts negotiated under the RLA continue in perpetuity, for example, whereas all other labor contracts expire at a specified date. Other important areas of difference relate to the collective bargaining process itself, the procedures for the arbitration of disputes and grievances, and the spheres of authority and jurisdiction to consider such matters as unfair labor practices. Robert W. Kaps is an assistant professor of aviation management in the Department of Aviation Management and Flight for Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and has over twenty years experience in labor and industrial relations.	How to buy this book
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