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1980 Feb 3 - 1980 Feb 14
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/262
Industrial policy (Industrial relations law) (Part 3)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2010 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 232

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Date Value Title
80 Feb 8 Fr Minor Trade Unions: Younger letter to Prior ("Closed Shops") [Scottish local authorities extending them] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 11 Mo Major Trade Unions: MT letter to Sir Hector Laing (Prior Bill) [case for further steps in relation to Law Lords' judgment] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 11 Mo Major Trade Unions: Solicitor-General letter to Prior (legal background to discussion of Bill) ["irreducible minimum" for understanding] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 12 Tu Major Trade Unions: Armstrong briefing to Whitmore (possible union resistance to Employment Bill) ["Armageddon Option" considered] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 12 Tu Major Trade Unions: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Immunities for Secondary Industrial Action") [possible compromises] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 12 Tu Major Trade Unions: Hailsham minute to E Committee ("Employment Bill: Trade Union Immunities") ['propositions'] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 12 Tu Minor Trade Unions: Hoskyns briefing for MT ("Employment Bill - E") [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 13 We Major Trade Unions: Sir Hector Laing letter to MT (Prior Bill) [supports her strategy but not her tactics] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 13 We Major Trade Unions: Armstrong briefing for MT (report to cabinet on E) [compromise reached] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 13 We Minor Trade Unions: Sir John Methven letter to MT (Employment Bill) [CBI views on strengthening] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 13 We Major Trade Unions: Nicholas Edwards letter to MT (Employment Bill coming to Cabinet) [non-E members should see papers] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 13 We Major Trade Unions: Hoskyns briefing for MT ("Jim Prior's proposals are inadequate") [our paper last night not critical enough] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 13 We Major Trade Unions: Hoskyns briefing for MT ("Employment Bill") [ensure Green Paper by summer] [declassified 2010]