The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-03-18
NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFER.
ENcE BOARD REPORTS WHAT
1T HAS LEARNED.
TOO SOON FOR CONCLUSIONS
Generally, II is Found, These Commit
tees Have Good Effect on Labor
Conditions but Do Little TO Increase
Productive Efficiency.
BY JAMES p. HORNADAY.

tons having works councils in 225
different industrial plants, affecting
approximately 100000 workers In adj
dition to those plans created as Il re-
suit Of awards of the national war
labor board, the shipbuldtng labor
adjustment board. and other govern
ment agencies, there are lOl which
were voluntarily put in operation by
employers. The term "works council
which has not been generally adopted
In this country, was determined upon,
the report states, as being more def
mite and exact than that Of shop com
mittee" which has been commonly
used.
Owing to the comparatively brief
experience of nearly all the existing
committees, no recommendation as TO
the establishment of works councils
is made IN the report. which gives a
brief account of their development
from the comparatively recent date of
1904, when the first known example of
n works committee was formed. The
report makes n distinction between the
principle Of collective dealing by en-
ployceS Of individual establishments
with their employers and collective
larooirino which irvoIvo. rorounitfon
of Labor ruiops ne examinations nud
states TINT the institution of works
councils includes acceptance Of the
former principle only.
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