Del 5 - Studies in Labour History

Worker Voice

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

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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An Open Access edition of this book is available on the Liverpool University Press website and the OAPEN library.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 focus in many countries without a corresponding development of infrastructure at the workplace level, and because of the growing ‘representation gap’ as union membership declines. Some commentators have called for the introduction of works councils to address these issues. Other scholars have gone back and examined the experiences with the non-union Employee Representation Plans (ERPs) in Canada and the US. This book will test these claims through examining and comparing the historical record of previous efforts of five countries during a rich period of experimentation between the Wars. In addition to ERPs, the book expands the debate will by examining union-management co-operation, Whitley works committees and German works councils.

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Utgivningsdatum2016-03-31
Mått163 x 239 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieStudies in Labour History
Antal sidor256
FörlagLiverpool University Press
ISBN9781781382684

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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 Cooperationduring 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

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