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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1281
Industrial policy (Industrial relations law) (Part 10)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 274
Themes: Economic policy - theory and process, Industry, Trade unions, Trade union law reform, Strikes & other union action, Conservatism, Labour Party & socialism

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Date Value Title
83 Mar 3 Th Major Trade Unions: Vereker minute to Mount ("Preventing Strikes in the Essential Services") [no strike arrangements] [declassified 2014]
83 Mar 4 Fr Major Trade Unions: Department of Employment letter to No.10 ("Compensation for Past Closed Shop Dismissals") [Tebbit's rejection of compensation claim by Mr Temple "may receive publicity"] [declassified 2014]
83 Mar 7 Mo Major Trade Unions: Ingham minute to Vereker ("Preventing Strikes in Essential Services") ["I wonder whether I could inject a slightly tougher approach into the thinking"] [declassified 2014]
83 Mar 11 Fr Major Trade Unions: Shipley minute to Vereker ("Preventing Strikes in Essential Services") ["Any initiative which does not tackle [the] two fundamentals - monopoly services and monopoly trade unions - will not lead to a lasting solution"] [declassified 2014]
83 Apr 20 We Major Trade Unions: Department of Employment letter to No.10 (Tebbit draft paper on democracy in the Trade Unions) [MT: "I would leave out the political levy"] [declassified 2014]
83 Apr 20 We Major Trade Unions: Tebbit minute to MT ("Employee Involvement") [response to draft EC directives on employee participation; MT: "we must strenuously oppose the draft directives and any attempt at legislation"] [declassified 2014]
83 Apr 25 Mo Major Trade Unions: Walker letter to Tebbit (“Employee involvement”) [supports proposals] [declassified 2014]
83 Apr 25 Mo Major Trade Unions: No.10 letter to Department of Employment ("Employee Involvement") [MT's response to draft EC directives on employee participation] [declassified 2014]
83 Apr 26 Tu Major Trade Unions: Gregson briefing for MT ("Outcome of consultations on Green Paper on 'Democracy in Trade Unions' and proposals for legislation (E(83)9)") [declassified 2014]
83 Apr 26 Tu Major Trade Unions: Lawson minute to MT ("Employee Involvement") [supports employee involvement in British industry; prefers a 'voluntarist' route, but supports legislation if necessary] [declassified 2014]
83 Apr 27 We Major Trade Unions: Tebbit minute to MT (political activities of trade unions) [state of public opinion] [declassified 2014]
83 Apr 28 Th Major Cabinet: Most Confidential Record of Minutes of Ministerial Committee on Economic Strategy - E (83) 4th (Outcome of Consultations on Green Paper on 'Democracy in Trade Unions' and Proposals for Legislation) [declassified 2014]
83 Apr 28 Th Major Trade Unions: Fenner minute to MT ("Democracy and Trade Unions") [MAFF accepts Tebbit's proposals] [declassified 2014]
83 May 4 We Major Trade Unions: Lord Advocate minute to Cockfield (“Companies Act”) [safest course to legislate] [declassified 2014]
83 May 6 Fr Major Trade Unions: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Employee Involvement") [need for more employee involvement in industry is 'undeniable'] [declassified 2014]
83 May 6 Fr Major Trade Unions: Tebbit minute to MT ("Strikes in Essential Services") [declassified 2014]
83 May 9 Mo Major Trade Unions: Howell letter to Tebbit (“Employee involvement”) [supports Tebbit’s proposals] [declassified 2014]
83 May 9 Mo Major Trade Unions: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Trade Union Legislation (C(83)16)") [declassified 2014]
83 May 9 Mo Major Trade Unions: Nicholas Owen minute to Scholar ("Strikes in Essential Services") [comment on issues as set out by Tebbit] [declassified 2014]
83 May 10 Tu Major Trade Unions: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Whitelaw-Parkinson-Tebbit-Fowler-Younger-Brittan-Armstrong-Gregson-Mount) ["Trade Union Legislation"] [declassified 2014]