The Councils are the major means through which participation '
take place, but the rank and file partner is under-represented on them
the scope of his participation remains potential rather than actual.
Central Council has rights which do give it certain sanctions against
Chairman and Board, if the need arose; it appoints three Trustees of
Constitution, who then become directors, and it also nominates five o
directors. The main day-to-administration of a large welfare fund, but it is entided to 'discuss
matter whatsoever and make any suggestion that they shall see fit to
Central Board or to the Chairman' .2 However, the Council does
normally conduct detailed policy discussions, so that althoug~ theo~
ally, it has very wide scope its actual participatory influence w.ould ap ·
to be very limited (p. 177). The Central Council has 140 members, abo
thr~uarters elected and the rest appointed by the Chairman of
Partnership including all senior management. Candidates for the Co
elections come from all ranks of partners, but those standing and d
are more likely to be of managerial status than the rank and file. Fro ·
1957-8 to 1966-7 the proportion of managerial rank councillors
variedfrom6I% to 70% (pluS2o% to24% exofticio members) and that
rank and file partners from 8% to 19%·3 In the sub-committees, w · ·
carry out a large part of the work, there is a marked shift to hi~
management membership. .
The Branch Councils, modelled on the Central Council and suborc:linaeeJ
to it, are somewhat more representative of the rank and file, who com,
prise about half the elected membership. (The councils average 35 ~
bers, about IS% ex officio.) Apart from administering its own welf.are
funds the Branch Council can sponsor resolutions to the Central Council.
which, if adopted, become recommendations to management. About six to
1 FJanders et al., pp. 76 and 42 tr. Secrecy is maintained over wages, a source of grievance
to many partnen. Committees for Communication exist, which are soldy
rank and file bodies. These are essentially grievance-settling bodies that have no
funds or executive powers and cannot themselves take remedial action, so are ol
little relevance from the participatory point of view (sec p. so ff.).
2 FJanders et al. (1968, p. 64). For nomination powers, etc., sec pp. 64-s.
a FJanders et al., p. 6o, Table S· Twenty-two per cent of men and 2S% of womeD
candidates had held some special status in the Partnership (p. 8.4).
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