Industrial relations

Question 1

What were trade unions like 1920?

Answer 1

full employment so more disputes as they had power

Question 2

How many miners were killed in mines 1922-24?

Answer 2

3600

Question 3

Why did we struggle to compete with competitors 1920s?

Answer 3

underinvestment
old machinary
Mainly heavy industry

Question 4

What wasgood about light inudustries?

Answer 4

Midlands and southeast

automobiles and household appliances

good wages + airy factories

Increase in electrical appliances workers by 2 and a halftimes

Question 5

How much did service industry workers increase their workforce by during 1930s?

Answer 5

40%

most still heavy industry

Question 6

What happened with industrial relations after the war?

Answer 6

Llyod George had negotiated with TU keeping strikes minimum

workers and police went on strike as resentments unleashed

Question 7

How many days were lost to strikes 1919 and 1920?

Answer 7

32 million to 25 million

as many were hired to factories

Question 8

How many days were lost to strikes 1921?

Answer 8

84 million

Question 9

How many members di the Miners Federation of Great Britain have 1921?

Answer 9

900,000

Question 10

What caused the 1921 strike?

Answer 10

Returned to private mines 1921 so more hours less pay

Owners did this because they new unemployment was high

Question 11

What happened with the 1921 strike?

Answer 11

Miners federation of Great Britian

National transport workers federation

national union of railwaymen

This made them more powerful as they could import foreign coal but needed to be transported

Mine owners locked out April 1st after unions refused pay cut

Question 12

What happened black friday april 15th?

Answer 12

NUR and NTWF sabotaged them because they did let them in on negotiations

Question 13

Why was there full employment in 1941?

Answer 13

due to war production

33% of civillian people involved in the war

Question 14

What was Ernest Bevins essential work order?

Answer 14

1941 tied workers to essential jobs of war so that they could not be dismissed

Question 15

What was the 1939 control of employment act?

Answer 15

allowed semi-skilled workers to take on formerly skilled jobs

There was a shortage of skilled workers

Question 16

What was the Bevin Boys policy?

Answer 16

1943 allowed 10% of young men to go into coal mines rather then war (resented)

Question 17

What is an example of strikes during the war?

most agreed to minimise disruption

Answer 17

100,000 coal miners unoffical strike 1938

won going from 81st for pay to 14th for pay

Question 18

What were the 50s and 60s like for employment?

Answer 18

Generally full though 70s harder

Question 19

What changed employment after the war?

Answer 19

Consensus and commitment to full employment

Question 20

How did unemployment not rise above 1948-70?

Answer 20

8%

Question 21

Why did the Gov not get involved in private sector?

Answer 21

There were issues over minor things e.g tea breaks

issues between different unions would cause more disputes (but solved through rules of each task force)

distrust between managment and workers e.g seperate canteens

Question 22

What were the issues with shop stewards?

Answer 22

they called unoffcial strikes by a show of hands

made up 94% of strikes outside of coal industry

Question 23

How many days were lost to strikes 1960 and 1970?

Answer 23

3 million to 10 million

Question 24

Why were their better employment oppertunities in 1950-60s?

Answer 24

Better edcation adn a good economy

more oppertunities in light and electricity as tech developed

Growth in tourism and restaurants

Question 25

How much did unemployment rise to 1972?

Answer 25

1 million

Question 26

What did Wilson face indutrial relations?

Answer 26

1966 seaman strike which collapsed value of sterling

1967 dockers strike which stopped expors

Question 27

How much did trade deficit grow by after dockers strike 1967?

Answer 27

grew by 49 million 1967 october to december

Question 28

Who faced fear of downturns?

Answer 28

Westmidlands e.g if issue with cars this would effect headlight manufacturers

People who worked i computers did not fear this

Question 29

When did the GOV abandon commitment to full employment?

Answer 29

1975

Question 30

What was the ‘in place of strife’ white paper?

Answer 30

1969 recommended restrictions on the right to strike e.g 60 day cooling period to see if settlement can be reached

Employers would have to consult TU

Question 31

How did the white paper effect GOV?

Answer 31

split the gov Callaghan opposed

TU refused to co-operate and threatened to cut spending on LBP

Abandoned (helped LBP defeat)

Question 32

What did the 1971 industrial relations act do?

Answer 32

Not popular with unions

National industrial relations court set up to judge validity of strikes adn unions could face fines if if