Labor Relations

Labor Relations

Professionals in labor relations mediate between management and unionized employees, manage collective bargaining agreements, and ensure compliance with labor laws. They address disputes over contracts, wages, working conditions, and grievances. The role often requires negotiation skills and legal knowledge. Work is typically office-based, with frequent meetings and occasional field visits or arbitration settings.

Common Job Titles: Collective Bargaining Specialist Labor Relations Specialist Mediator Negotiator Union Representative

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Related Academic Programs

Bachelor's Business Economics, B.S.

Wondering what you can do with a major in business economics? The answer—practically anything and everything.

With the B.S. in Business Economics from Penn State Behrend, you’ll get the “big picture” skills needed to analyze and understand the world around you—making you a valuable asset for any industry.

Bachelor's Economics, B.A.

Looking for a business degree with the flexibility to accommodate your wide-ranging interests? You found it. The B.A. in Economics from Penn State Behrend examines economics relationships from the perspectives of both business and public policy. That means you’ll take courses in business and also in arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social and behavioral sciences.

The decision-making skills that Economics majors learn are needed across all sectors and segments of our economy, so you’ll find employment opportunities in government, business, manufacturing, finance, banking, labor organizations, and academia.

Minor Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor

Penn State Behrend offers the innovative interdisciplinary-based Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ENTI) minor to students in any major.

The minor equips students to develop an entrepreneurial mindset; think critically and “outside the box” to sense opportunities; develop value propositions; and create sustainable value in fast-paced socio-technological environments. The minor at Penn State Behrend currently offers the New Ventures Cluster, although additional clusters will be made available.

Minor Mathematics Minor

Mathematics is one of the oldest and most basic sciences, the foundation on which many other disciplines rely. Mathematical knowledge increases problem-solving skills in many fields.

Minor Psychological Science Minor

An 18-credit Psychological Science minor is available to students in any major, and it is a valuable addition if one’s career will involve interaction with other people.

This minor is designed to provide undergraduate students with a broad overview of topics and domains within psychology; knowledge and skills related to research methods in psychology; and a deeper knowledge of research, theory, and application in one or two specific content domains. Students completing this minor will find a flexible selection of coursework in psychology.

Minor Sociology Minor

An 18-credit Sociology minor is available to students in any major, and it is a valuable addition to one’s personal ability to communicate in and outside of the workplace.

This minor is designed to allow undergraduate students to explore the wide range of topics, social groups, and social interactions studied by sociologists. From social inequities and social problems to the familiar institutions of family, school, religion, and government, the diversity of courses available allows sociology minors to explore courses relevant to their interests.

 

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