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.