Labours Relationship with Trade Unions such as the NUS

Question 1

When was the Prices and Incomes board set up?

Answer 1

1966

Question 2

What did the Prices and Incomes policy result in?

Answer 2

Seamen and Dockworker strikes

Question 3

What did Wilson label the 1966 strikes as?

Answer 3

Attacks by groups of Marxist extremists in Britain’s Industry

Question 4

Who resigned over the creation of the Prices and Incomes board?

Answer 4

Leader of the TGWU, Frank Cousins

Question 5

What does TGWU stand for?

Answer 5

Transport and General Workers Union

Question 6

What is an example showing Trade Unions power by the 1960s?

Answer 6

NUS demanded a 17% pay rise when on strike

Question 7

How much did the Government set out to give in pay rises?

Answer 7

3.50%

Question 8

What type of strikes became more common?

Answer 8

wildcat’ strikes

Question 9

What are wildcat strikes?

Answer 9

Strikes which happen suddenly without any legal recognition

Question 10

What did an opinion poll in the early 1960s show about Unions?

Answer 10

60% of the public were favourable of the unions

Question 11

When did the NUS strike start?

Answer 11

May 16th 1966

Question 12

What approach did Wilson take against the NUS?

Answer 12

He labelled 8 NUS leaders as having ties with the Communist Party

Question 13

How did Wilson get the information about the NUS leaders?

Answer 13

Through MI5

Question 14

How much money did the government lose out on from the NUS strike?

Answer 14

£40 Million

Question 15

How did the NUS strike affect the pound?

Answer 15

It put a run on the pound

Question 16

How can Unions be seen to have become more anti-authoritarian by 1968?

Answer 16

More wildcat strikes and strikes rose overall