Industrial relations reform in Britain since 1979 |
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Authors: | J R Shackleton |
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Institution: | (1) University of Westminster, WIR 8AL London, UK |
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Abstract: | Important changes to British industrial relations law were undertaken by the Thatcher and Major governments. A succession
of legislative measures narrowed the scope of labor union action in pursuit of a dispute, made unions financially responsible
for torts committed by their members, removed government support for collective bargaining, abolished the closed shop, and
reformed unions' internal structures. At least in part as a result of these measures, union density and the coverage of collective
bargaining have fallen; strikes have become rare; and Britain’s productivity performance has improved. The unions and the
Labour Party have largely become reconciled to measures which they initially fiercely opposed, and the influence of these
reforms is likely to endure even though the Conservatives have lost office. |
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