ABSTRACT
The unions in the process engraving trade were co-operating with the masters in operating a scheme of price control with which both parties were highly satisfied. The Joint Industrial Council was formed as a co-operative organization of employers and trade unions. The employers had to be members of the Federation of Master Printers, and to employ at least some members of the printing trade unions. The representation of the Newspaper Society was something of a problem. The Organization Committee battled on trying to form District Committees, but met with very limited success. The Health Committee tackled its job with enthusiasm and determination. The newly formed J.I.C. decided to tackle the problem, and appointed an Apprenticeship Committee to study the plans for reform, and make some recommendations. Limited progress was made in three of the fields in which the founders had hoped that the J.I.C. would inaugurate a new era of industrial relations.
