Whitley Council

noun

any of a number of organizations made up of representatives of employees and employers for joint consultation on and settlement of industrial relations and conditions for a particular industry or service

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Word History and Origins

C20: named after J. H. Whitley (1866–1935), chairman of the committee that recommended setting up such councils (1917)

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Example Sentences

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Starting from Works Councils up through the Whitley Council, Trade Boards, or National Trade Union machinery for the negotiation of wages, we arrive at the National Industrial Council, which is the point at which the Government can most directly assist the movement towards more cordial relations.