Militant stance
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THE CONFEDERATION of British Industry showed an ur ally militant attitude at its Brighton conference this week.
In his presidential address, John Greenborough attacket trade union movement's power and said that management unconvinced that opinions expressed by national officers shop stewards fully represented the opinions of their memi British Leyland chairman Michael Edwardes wanted tt prices freed so that profits "could rip". He was discussim demotivating influence which high taxation had on worker: argued that profit growth would pay increased taxes.
Alex Jarratt, chairman and chief executive of CM's company Reed International detailed the CBI's polic: Government proposals on worker participation within panies.
He accepted that there must be involvement at all levE industry, but argued that legislation would obscure the nee proper development of employee involvement.
"We reject completely the so called worker directors ove heads of our shareholders: we reject completely the s. channel or representation; all employees must have equal ri under the law; we reject completely any legislation which w force a rigid formula on companies when the real hop( participation lies in flexibility of application."