1st Edition
Picketing Industrial Disputes, Tactics and the Law
242 Pages
by
Routledge
242 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1983, Picketing stands as the pioneering comprehensive analysis of industrial dispute tactics in modern British labour relations. At its core, the study examines the 1980 Employment Act—legislation specifically designed to restrict picketing activities and secondary actions by trade unions. The authors provide a thorough investigation of the political, legal, and economic... Read more
Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Part I 1. Introduction 2. The Political Economy of Post War Britain and the Rise of the New Conservatism 3. British Labour Law and the Emergence of the 1980 Act 4. Industrial Disputes and Tactics 5. Policing Industrial Disputes Part II 6. Nationalised Industries 7. The Public Services and Industrial Disputes 8. Government Policy and the Private Sector 9. Regulated Employment and Disputes Part III 10. The Impact of Legal Intervention Bibliography Index
Biography
Peggy Kahn, Norman Lewis, Rowland Livock, and Paul Wiles with the assistance of John Mesher
