Worker Voice

Greg Patmore is Professor of Business and Labour History, Work and Organisational Studies, The University of Sydney Business School.

• List of TablesList of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsAbbreviations1. Introduction2. The ContextExplanations of Historical Patterns of Employee RepresentationThe EconomyIndustry Scale and StructureThe Division of Labour and TechnologyTrade Unionism and PoliticsEmployers and Managing LabourThe Role of the StateConclusion3. The ConceptsEmployee Representation PlansWhitley Works CommitteesThe German Works CouncilsUnion-Management CooperationConclusion4. The USERP – The ExtentERP – The ImpactCooperative Management – The ExtentCooperative Management – The ImpactThe Demise of ERPs and Union-Management Cooperation during the 1930sConclusion5. The UKThe Extent of Whitley Works CommitteesThe Impact of Whitley Works CommitteesLooking beyond the UKConclusion6. GermanyThe Extent of German Works CouncilsThe Impact of German Works CouncilsThe Impact on Unions, Women and EmployersThe Demise of German Works CouncilsConclusion7. CanadaERPs – The Extent and ImpactAn ERP – The Experience at the Sydney Steelworks, Nova ScotiaUnion-Management CooperationConclusion8. AustraliaInfluencesThe ImpactElectrolytic ZincConclusion9. ConclusionBibliographyIndex

'Greg Patmore has produced a clear and accessible book, which provides the reader with a detailed, yet succinct, account of the different forms of employee representation found in the five selected countries. It is a book that I would warmly recommend to anyone interested in this turbulent period of international labour history.'Ed Blissett, Labour History