Worker Voice : Employee Representation in the Workplace in Australia, Canada, Germany, the UK and the US 1914-1939.

By: Patmore, GregMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Studies in Labour History SeriesPublisher: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2016Copyright date: �2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (264 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781781384312Genre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Worker VoiceDDC classification: 331 Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Tables -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Context -- Explanations of Historical Patterns of Employee Representation -- The Economy -- Industry Scale and Structure -- The Division of Labour and Technology -- Trade Unionism and Politics -- Employers and Managing Labour -- The Role of the State -- Conclusion -- 3. The Concepts -- Employee Representation Plans -- Whitley Works Committees -- The German Works Councils -- Union-Management Cooperation -- Conclusion -- 4. The US -- ERP - The Extent -- ERP - The Impact -- Cooperative Management - The Extent -- Cooperative Management - The Impact -- The Demise of ERPs and Union-Management cooperation during the 1930s -- Conclusion -- 5. The UK -- The Extent of Whitley Works Committees -- The Impact of Whitley Works Committees -- Looking beyond the UK -- Conclusion -- 6. Germany -- The Extent of German Works Councils -- The Impact of German Works Councils -- The Impact on Unions, Women and Employers -- The Demise of German Works Councils -- Conclusion -- 7. Canada -- ERPs - The Extent and Impact -- An ERP - The Experience at the Sydney Steelworks, Nova Scotia -- Union-Management Cooperation -- Conclusion -- 8. Australia -- Influences -- The Impact -- Electrolytic Zinc -- Conclusion -- 9. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: The book aims to understand work participation in the workplace or worker voice by examining the inter-war experience in Australia, Canada, Germany, the UK and the US.
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Cover -- Contents -- Tables -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Context -- Explanations of Historical Patterns of Employee Representation -- The Economy -- Industry Scale and Structure -- The Division of Labour and Technology -- Trade Unionism and Politics -- Employers and Managing Labour -- The Role of the State -- Conclusion -- 3. The Concepts -- Employee Representation Plans -- Whitley Works Committees -- The German Works Councils -- Union-Management Cooperation -- Conclusion -- 4. The US -- ERP - The Extent -- ERP - The Impact -- Cooperative Management - The Extent -- Cooperative Management - The Impact -- The Demise of ERPs and Union-Management cooperation during the 1930s -- Conclusion -- 5. The UK -- The Extent of Whitley Works Committees -- The Impact of Whitley Works Committees -- Looking beyond the UK -- Conclusion -- 6. Germany -- The Extent of German Works Councils -- The Impact of German Works Councils -- The Impact on Unions, Women and Employers -- The Demise of German Works Councils -- Conclusion -- 7. Canada -- ERPs - The Extent and Impact -- An ERP - The Experience at the Sydney Steelworks, Nova Scotia -- Union-Management Cooperation -- Conclusion -- 8. Australia -- Influences -- The Impact -- Electrolytic Zinc -- Conclusion -- 9. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

The book aims to understand work participation in the workplace or worker voice by examining the inter-war experience in Australia, Canada, Germany, the UK and the US.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2023. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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