1.  Most labour directors have resolved this conflict by operating as responsible managers rather than as worker agents perse.

2.  The workers could also veto the labour director, responsible broadly for personnel questions.

3.  The labour director in steel and coal firms is a member of the management board which controls the day-to-day operations of the firm.

4.  The labour director is charged in law with carrying out his function in the best interests of the firm as a whole.

5.  Most labour directors have resolved this conflict by operating as responsible managers rather than as worker agents per se.