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

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

This book informs debates about worker participation in the workplace or worker voice by analysing comparative historical data relating to these ideas during the inter-war period in Australia, Canada, Germany, the UK and the US. The issue is topical because of the contemporary shift to a workplace f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Patmore, Greg, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press 2016.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Studies in labour history (Liverpool University Press) ; 5.
Materias:
1900-1999
Management > Employee participation.
Industrial relations.
Communication in industrial relations.
Management > Employee participation > History > 20th century.
Communication in industrial relations > History > 20th century.
Industrial relations > History > 20th century.
History.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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