1979 May 31 - 1985 May 20
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/1651
Transport (London Underground dispute, June 1979: reactivation of Civil Contingencies Unit; arbitration; London Transport pay; threatened London Underground and bus strikes)
| Document type: | File list item |
|---|---|
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
| Release date: | 2014 Dec 30 |
| Classification: | Secret |
| Page count: | 122 |
| Any docs withheld? |
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Selections from this file
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| Date | Value | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 81 Jun 5 Fr | Major | Transport: No.10 minute to Department of Transport (“London Transport: Pay”) [government position] [released Dec 2014] |
| 81 Jun 6 Sa | Major | Transport: Fowler statement (“Priorities in Transport Spending”) [“Some councils claim they have a mandate from their electors to reduce fares, even if it means putting up rates”] [released Dec 2014] |
| 81 Jul 7 Tu | Major | Transport: Department of Transport minute to Cabinet Office (“London Underground Strike Threat: 20th July”) [“There is at present no indication that NUR members on BR will take any action in support of the underground strike”] [released Dec 2014] |
| 81 Jul 13 Mo | Major | Transport: Fowler minute to MT (“British Rail and London Underground”) [Livingstone’s position on pay increases, negotiations] [released Dec 2014] |
| 82 Mar 4 Th | Major | Transport: Howell minute to MT (“London Transport Strike on 10 March”) [“It is not possible to give a reliable assessment on what will happen to traffic in London”] [released Dec 2014] |
| 84 Mar 26 Mo | Major | Transport: Ridley minute to MT (“London Underground Strike”) [“seems very likely that the unions will succeed in stopping all services on the London Underground, and almost all services on London Transport buses”] [released Dec 2014] |
| 85 May 17 Fr | Major | Transport: Ridley PS letter to No.10 (“London Underground - Strike Threat”) [“the signs are that the NUR will ignore the injunction and press on with an official strike”] [released Dec 2014] |
| 85 May 20 Mo | Major | Transport: Ridley PS letter to No.10 (“London Underground Strike”) [“some 21,500 NUR men were called out on official strike from midnight last night”] [released Dec 2014] |