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

• Superior document: Studies in Labour History Series ; v.5
• Author: Patmore, Greg.
• Place / Publishing House: Liverpool : : Liverpool University Press,, 2016.; Ã2016.
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Labour History Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (264 pages)

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.

Table of 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.