With this philosophy in mind, our organization has developed systems which assist clients in focusing their resources. This is accomplished through a human resources approach that correlates human effort with appropriate technologies. The organization is imbued with the W. Edwards Deming philosophy. Emphasis is placed on organization management without union involvement.

Our clients are varied in terms of their particular endeavors, which is proof that our systems produce desired results regardless of the nature of the organization.

Robert L. Monson
President

Bob Monson is a consultant to management with 42 years experience in the area of labor relations. His firm, Academy Labor Relations in Minneapolis, Minnesota specializes in labor relations systems development for clients. He has represented many clients in several hundred cases involving N.L.R.B. petitions and charges, E.E.O.C. and state discrimination charges, and is the author of the following publications and seminars of the same titles:

American Management Associations published his work on Labor Relations and Productivity Improvement in the AMACOM Human Resources Management and Development Handbook.
His work in the labor relations field precisely defines how to create efficient operations, reduce costs, through employee productivity and participation, and improve profitability without union involvement.

He has held management and technical positions in the mining industry, the oil industry in Saudi Arabia, truck manufacturing, and holds B.A., B.S., and M.A. degrees from the University of Minnesota. In 1981, he completed a study tour of China in reference to its industrialization and modernization. The tour included conferences at the productivity centers in Tokyo and Hong Kong. In 1983, he was a participant in the first International Productivity Symposium in Tokyo sponsored by the Japan Productivity Center and under the patronage of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Preventive labor relations and productivity improvement systems are the basic keys to future organization success. Those organizations that accept this premise will be the future successful leaders, since these systems provide the competitive edge in today’s world.