Trade union reform Flashcards
1
Q
1960
A
country suffers from inflation
unions demand wage increases
2
Q
1972
A
national union of miners votes to strike
leading to coal shortage
3 day working week
3
Q
1976
A
Grunwick film processing laboratories strike for 2 years in protest of poor working conditions
4
Q
1984
A
women against pit supports the miners strike
5
Q
thatchers government
A
80 percent of members must agree for strikes to occur
closed shops illegal unless 85 percent of workers agreed
5
Q
1978
A
rubbish piling up as workers strike - winter of discontent
6
Q
1985
A
miners strike ends
miners dealt with controversially
unemployment rises over 3 million
inflation falls
7
Q
reasons for industry decline
A
unsold coal stockpiled
negative press attention
lack of support from other unions
miners strike ends
