Cheizman: Micheel Barratt~Brown The aim of this group was to examine the submitted paper with the idea of drafting an amendment to the Iron and Steel Bill thet will give a basis for democratic participation by the workers in the industry. Two major types of proposal emerged, The first relied upon the Productivity Committee to be established in each works section,.to be elected by the workers of that section. To . this must be added a further Works Council, as detailed by the papers, elected from all workers of different grades. As an alternative to this it was suggested that Shop Stewards should be given a different and increased status and legal protection, Since these are elected by the worker in the first instence, they could be at .section level. The Works Council could be elected from the Shop Stewrads Committee and thigy could be given Executive Powers, However, it was felt due to the shortness of time before the Bill becomes Law, that a working basis must be found to ensure that ample time is available once the Bill is Law, for a democratic structure to be created within the industry. Therefore it was sugcested that the following principles should be written into the Bill, . 1 The Bill: should give en element of democratic control of appointments at all levels, to all workers. 2 No permanent machinery of consult ation should be imposed until full discussions have taken place with all the workerse 4 It was felt that experiments should take place at various .. plants, to see if an ideal solution can be found for workers? perticipation, based on the paper submitted to the seminar, and that this paper be submitted to the Ministry of Power...
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Stewnrds Committee ,Siddeley's. Potential projects for the British aircraft industry are the. manufacture of airbuses, light aircraft, helicopters and vertical take-off and hover-craft,. European co~operation is . needed to stand up to the competition of the American industry. In general aircraft workers are in favour of nationalisation of the industry, and want much more workers! control than exists in the industry's present forme Shop floor gangs with elected leaders already organise work on the shop floor, and this is a rudimentary form of workers‘! control. The industry ceuld operate. utder-workers! control if its structure were broken down as follows:- 1)Ministry; 2)National Board, as in steel, one for each section of the industry; 3)National Production Board - 50% from the National Board, 5O% from the Workers! Council; 4.)Workers Council ~ 50% departmental, elected by workers, 50% management. CSE should call a national meeting in September to draw up a plan for the industry;