Comrades in Conflict - Labour, the Trade Unions and 1969''s in Place of Strife

This is the first in-depth academic study of the Labour Government's 1969 attempt to introduce industrial relations to curb strikes by trade unions. Using archival sources, this book explains how this attempt provoked strong opposition in the Party, and from the unions, to the extent that it was abandoned in a humiliating climb-down.

List of contents

List of tables
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Introduction
1 Emergence and Identification of the Problem
2 The Donovan Commission and its Report
3 The Initial Political response
4 Cabinet Demurrals and Diminishing Ministerial Support
5 Increasing Antipathy in the Parliamentary Labour Party
6 The Trade Unions' Implacable Hostility
7 A 'Solemn and Binding' Agreement
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Peter Dorey is Professor of British Politics in the School of Law and Politics at Cardiff University

Summary

This is the first in-depth academic study of the Labour Government’s 1969 attempt to introduce industrial relations to curb strikes by trade unions. Using archival sources, this book explains how this attempt provoked strong opposition in the Party, and from the unions, to the extent that it was abandoned in a humiliating climb-down. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Peter Dorey
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781526148032
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-4803-2
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; 1960 bis 1969 n. Chr., Europäische Geschichte, Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Politik und Staat