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Originally published in 1928, this book examines the growth of the German Works Councils from the institution of the Work Councils Act in 1919 up to 1926, and the effect the councils had on industrial relations. Guillebaud also includes translations of relevant legislation and other documents concerning the establishment and organisation of such councils in various companies and industries. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in trade union history or in the economic history of the early Weimar Republic.

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Author:   C. W. Guillebaud
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.70cm
Weight:   0.440kg
ISBN:  

9781316509517

ISBN 10:   1316509516
Pages:   316
Publication Date:   04 February 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Preface; 1. The origins of the Germans Works Councils Act of February 4, 1920; 2. The machinery of the Works Councils Act; 3. The works councils and the trade union movement; 4. The effects of the works councils on industrial relations; 5. The works councils and industrial self-government; 6. Summary and conclusions; Appendix 1. Act to Establish Works Councils, February 4, 1920; Appendix 2. Regulations governing elections under the Works Councils Act; Appendix 3. Act Regulating the Construction of Balance Sheets and Profit and Loss Accounts of Establishments, February 5, 1921; Appendix 4. Act Regulating the Election of Members of Works Councils to Control Boards, February 15, 1921; Appendix 5. The questionnaire of the Bergwerks-Zeitung; Appendix 6. Table of contents of works rules agreed in 1920 for the Rhenish-Westphalian iron and steel industry; Appendix 7. Allocation of duties between the members of the Executive Committee of the Central Works Council for the German Railways; Appendix 8. Resultion of the 12th 'Free' Trade Union Congress at Breslau, September 1925; Appendix 9. The legal liabilities of members of works councils; Bibliography of works consulted; Index.

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