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APPENDIX TO N.J.C. Bage 463 of 1097

Progress made by Industries at National level in the establishment of Joint Consultative Machinery

The following is a rough classification of the 54 industries approached by the Ministry, recording their attitude towards the establishment of joint consulta- tive machinery in the individual undertakings. In some industries the attitude towards joint consultation has not been clearly defined and the classification may, therefore, be subject to qualification in certain cases.

(a) Industries in which the national organisations on each side haye agreed to recommend to their members the establishment of joint committees in accordance with some form of model constitution.

Biscuit.

Cement Manufacturing.

Chemical (I.C.I.).

Co-operative Wholesale Society.

Electric Cable Making.

Engineering.

Film Producing.

Iron and Steel.

Light Metal Trades. Match.

Pottery.

Ship-building and Ship Repairing. Wallpaper.

Woollen and Worsted (Yorkshire).

(b) Industries in which the national organisations have agreed to recommend or approve the setting up of joint machinery at factory level but have left the form which such machinery should take to be determined by agreement in the establishment concerned.

Carpet Manufacturing.

Cast Stone and Cast Concrete

Products.

Chemical and Allied.

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Clothing.

Drug and Fine Chemical.

Furniture.

Hosiery. Printing.

Rayon Yarn Producing. Rubber Manufacturing.

Silk.

Soap Candle and Edible Fats. Tobacco.

(c) Industries in which the national joint organisation is content to leave the initiative in the establishment of joint consultative machinery to individual firms and their workpeople :-

Asbestos Manufacturing. Boot and Shoe.

Building Brick and Allied Trades. Cocoa, Chocolate and Confectionery

Manufacturing.

Cotton-

(1) Manufacturing Section. (2) Spinning Section.

Flour Milling.

Food.

Iron, Steel and Non-Ferrous Scrap. Lace.

Paint and Varnish.

Veneer Producing and Plywood. Quarrying.

Textile Finishing.

Seed Crushing Compound and Pro-

vender Manufacturing.

Welsh Engineers and Founders. Welsh Plate and Sheet.

(d) Industries in which existing arrangements are considered satisfactory by both sides, although in general no formal machinery for the purpose of joint consultation exists in individual establishments :-

Bacon Curing.

Cane Willow and Woven Fibre

Furniture.

Glass Container.

Home Grown Timber Trade.

Heating, Ventilating and Domestic

Engineering.

Leather Goods.

Mastic Asphalt.

Paper Making and Board Making.

(e) Industries which have not yet reached agreement on the establishment of

joint consultative machinery

Corset.

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Vehicle Building.

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