Næsten en tredje del af de i de britiske rapporter omhandlede virksomheder har meddelt, at deres sorte personale var repræsenteret af fagforeninger inden for ordningen med »Industrial Council«; et stigende antal virksomheder, der omfattes af aftaler, der er indgået på dette niveau, har meddelt, at de er rede til at forhandle om supplerende aftaler på virksomhedsplan.
Nearly a third of the companies covered by the UK report stated that their black workers were represented by trade unions in the industrial council system, and an increased number of companies covered by agreements at this level were ready to negotiate supplementary agreements at plant level.