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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Patmore, Greg, author.

Series:

Studies in labour history (Liverpool University Press) ; 5.

Studies in labour history ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Management--Employee participation.

Industrial relations.

Communication in industrial relations.

Management--Employee participation--History--20th century.

Management.

Communication in industrial relations--History--20th century.

Industrial relations--History--20th century.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 245 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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.

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

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

5. The UK

The Extent of Whitley Works Committees

The Impact of Whitley Works Committees

Looking beyond the UK

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

7. Canada

ERPs - The Extent and Impact

An ERP - The Experience at the Sydney Steelworks, Nova Scotia

8. Australia

Influences

The Impact

Electrolytic Zinc

9. Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-234) and index.

CC BY

Description based on print version record.

OCLC:

945466153

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access