The T.G,W.U. wants an "outside body" to which shop stewards or other representatives of the workers could report management if it is clear that there is real inefficiency on the part of the firm, Mr. Harry Nicholas, Acting Gene ral Secretary, told this to 4,000 members of the union at a rally in London on September 18th, He went on to welcome the Prime Minister's idea of works level productivity committees. However he insisted that they must"have a real job to do, must be controlled by representatives of the men and must be given 'real information'".
"Management must be prepared to open books and let us see how fast we can go in raising productivity and . raising wages"he continued. These ideas should be seen as part of the 7.G.7.U. attempt to develop its own ideas on raising productivity in answer to the Government's incomes policy, which it opposes strongly.