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1979 Sep 5 - 1985 Oct 14
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1662
Civil Service (Industrial relations in the Civil Service: Department of Health and Social Security industrial action)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 213
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85 Oct 11 Fr Major Civil service: Brittan PS letter to No.10 (“Industrial action by CPSA at Companies Registration Office”) [“a firm stand is needed, especially in view of the programme of improvements in efficiency over the next several years”] [declassified 2014]
85 Aug 9 Fr Major Civil service: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“FCO communications”) [“Treasury and FCO officials have reached a satisfactory agreement which the CSU have now accepted”] [declassified 2014]
85 May 30 Th Major Civil service: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“Possible industrial action by FCO communications staff”) [negotiations and action postponed] [declassified 2014]
85 May 21 Tu Major Civil service: Lawson minute to Howe (“Possible industrial action by FCO communications staff”) [“we should not be seen to be giving way in the face of industrial threats in this particular case”] [declassified 2014]
85 May 17 Fr Major Civil service: Howe minute to MT (“Possible industrial action by FCO communications staff”) [Union seeking assurances in light of new computerised system requiring less staff ] [declassified 2014]
85 Mar 20 We Major Civil service: Barney Hayhoe minute to MT (“Industrial action in the civil service: use of the Trade Union Act 1984”) [“legal advice is that we have an excellent chance of success”] [declassified 2014]
85 Mar 20 We Major Civil service: Lord Advocate letter to Barney Hayhoe (“Trade Union Act 1984”) [“we have never admitted publicly that there is a contract of employment between the Crown and individual civil servants”] [declassified 2014]
85 Mar 19 Tu Major Civil service: Barney Hayhoe letter to Tom King (“Trade Union Act 1984”) [“there is a contract of employment between the Crown and civil servants”] [declassified 2014]
85 Mar 18 Mo Major Civil service:DHSS letter to Cabinet Office(“‘Sunday Times’ article - 17 March 1985”) [leak of documents on Newcastle DHSS computer strike] [declassified 2014]
85 Feb 4 Mo Major Civil service: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to Fowler PS (“Newcastle shift workers’ dispute”) [“welcomes Mr. Fowler’s intention to discuss the lessons to be learned”] [declassified 2014]
85 Jan 29 Tu Major Civil service: Barney Hayhoe letter to Fowler (“Newcastle shiftworkers dispute”) [lessons to be learnt] [declassified 2014]
85 Jan 23 We Major Civil service: Fowler minute to MT (“Newcastle shiftworkers dispute”) [“This long dispute has been costly but it has achieved an important result in demonstrating our determination to make change where change is necessary”] [declassified 2014]
85 Jan 8 Tu Minor Civil service: Cabinet Office letter to Fowler PS (“Newcastle Computer Centre Strike”) [correspondence downgraded from secret to confidential] [declassified 2014]
84 Dec 12 We Major Civil service: Jenkin letter to Whitelaw (“The Newcastle shift dispute”) [legal position of the government] [declassified 2014]
84 Dec 11 Tu Major Civil service: Fowler PS letter to Whitelaw PS (“Newcastle shiftworkers’ dispute”) [“Ministers… keeping the situation under review”] [declassified 2014]
84 Dec 4 Tu Major Civil service: Privy Council Office record of conversation (Newcastle DHSS industrial dispute) [Whitelaw, Fowler, King, Mayhew, Hayhoe] [declassified 2014]
84 Dec 4 Tu Major Civil service: David Willetts minute to No.10 (“Newcastle shift dispute”) [risk of legal challenge to unilateral variation of contract] [declassified 2014]
84 Nov 29 Th Major Civil service: Privy Council Office record of conversation (Newcastle DHSS industrial dispute) [Whitelaw, Fowler, King, Hayhoe] [declassified 2014]
84 Nov 16 Fr Major Civil service: Patrick Mayhew minute to MT (“The Newcastle shift dispute”) [risk of legal challenge to unilateral variation of employees terms and conditions of service] [declassified 2014]
84 Nov 15 Th Major Civil service: Barney Hayhoe letter to Fowler (“DHSS Newcastle: shift-working dispute”) [“matters should now be brought to a head”] [declassified 2014]