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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 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 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]
81 Aug 16 Su Major Civil service: Ministry of Defence Staff Association Secretary letter to MT (“Industrial relations in the Ministry of Defence: formation of the MoD Staff Association”) [“there is deep resentment at the way both the Government and the Unions have handled the recent pay dispute”] [declassified 2014]
79 Sep 12 We Major Civil service: P. Mountfield minute to Cabinet Secretary (“Industrial action in the civil service”) [powers to send staff home where there is no work as a result of industrial action] [declassified 2014]
79 Oct 1 Mo Major Civil service: Michael Havers minute to Soames (“Industrial action in the civil service”) [advice on lawfulness of proposed response options] [declassified 2014]
79 Oct 2 Tu Major Civil service: Lord Mackay letter to Soames (“Industrial action in the civil service”) [terms and conditions of employment] [declassified 2014]
79 Nov 19 Mo Major Civil service: Jenkin letter to Soames (“Industrial action in the civil service”) [“in furtherance of the Unions’ campaign against the Government’s plans to reduce Civil Service manpower”] [declassified 2014]
80 Dec 8 Mo Major Civil service: Soames minute to MT (“Civil service protest meetings”) [“The extent of support for the meetings was higher than we could have expected for this type of demonstration”] [declassified 2014]
79 Oct 3 We Major Civil service: Soames minute to MT (“Industrial relations in the civil service”) [legal powers to tackle industrial action] [declassified 2014]
79 Nov 13 Tu Major Civil service: No.10 note to Stevenson (Scottish devolution referendum) [time off for DHSS staff refused] [declassified 2014]
80 May 21 We Major Civil service: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“Civil Servants’ Contracts of Employment”) [“possibilities of altering”] [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 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 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]
84 Jun 15 Fr Major Civil service: Fowler letter to Lawson (“Industrial action - Newcastle central office”) [management countermeasures as strike enters sixth week] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 18 Mo Major Civil service: Lawson letter to Fowler (“Dispute at DHSS Newcastle”) [advises careful handling given wider context of pay negotiations] [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]
84 Jul 13 Fr Major Civil service: Fowler minute to MT (“Newcastle computer centre strike”) [Union prepared to accept Government deal in guise of ACAS ‘conciliation’ proposal] [declassified 2014]
84 Nov 9 Fr Major Civil service: Fowler minute to MT (“Newcastle shift dispute”) [“we have now undoubtedly reached the ‘bottom line’ and no further concessions can be made”] [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]