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1983 Mar 4 - 1984 Apr 28
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

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

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 274
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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]
84 Feb 13 Mo Major Trade Unions: King minute to MT ("Strikes in Essential Services") [declassified 2014]
84 Feb 8 We Major Trade Unions: King minute to MT (the political levy: talks with the TUC) [declassified 2014]
84 Feb 15 We Major Trade Unions: King statement (“Statement by Tom King”) [noting TUC opposition; government’s intent not to make changes; will compromise if TUC adopts statement of guidance] [declassified 2014]
83 Jul 18 Mo Major Trade Unions: Lawson letter to Tebbit (“Employee involvement”) [supports Heseltine’s & Howe’s view that legislation should be an option] [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]
84 Jan 10 Tu Minor Trade Unions: Leonard Neal letter to Financial Times [warns of agreements between government and TUC] [declassified 2014]
84 Mar 21 We Major Trade Unions: Letwin minute to Turnbull (“Pay dispute in the NHS”) [scepticism about Fowler’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 Nov 14 Mo Major Trade Unions: Mount minute to MT ("Strikes in Essential Services") ["the only way likely to work is to remove immunities for strikes that fail to pass certain tests"] [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 Oct 28 Fr Major Trade Unions: No.10 briefing for MT (“Political expenditure by companies and Trade Unions”) [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 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]
83 Nov 15 Tu Major Trade Unions: No.10 record of conversation (MT-King-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Tebbit-Walker-Jenkin-Fowler-Brittan-Gummer-Gregson-Mount) ["Strikes in Essential Services"] [declassified 2014]
84 Jan 12 Th Major Trade Unions: No.10 record of conversation (MT-King-Gummer-Alison) ["Political Levy"] [declassified 2014]
83 Oct 31 Mo Major Trade Unions: No.10 record of conversation (MT-King-Tebbit-Gummer) ["Political contributions by companies"] [declassified 2014]
84 Mar 12 Mo Major Trade Unions: Redwood and Letwin minute to MT ("Strikes in Essential Services") [declassified 2014]
83 Aug 24 We Major Trade Unions: Rifkind letter to Tebbit (“EC Directives”) [need to consult] [declassified 2014]
84 Mar 20 Tu Major Trade Unions: Sherbourne minute for Turnbull (CPS Trade Union reform committee draft report - extract) [FT story - CPS urges MT to ban strikes in essential services] [declassified 2014]