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Trade Unions & Work Flashcards

1
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What was dilution

A

where complex jobs broken into stages and given to less skilled workers

allows for lower rates of pay

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2
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what did trade unions think of dilution

A

resisted

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3
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what did employers think of dilution

A

felt it would dislocate manufacture + reduce output

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4
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Who was the Controller of the Labour Regulation Department

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H. Wolfe

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5
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What was the position of H. Wolfe

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Controller of the Labour Regulation Department

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6
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In 1917 how many workers in how many locations went on strike

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200,000 workers

50+ locations

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7
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what year did 200,000 workers in 50+ locations go on strike

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1917

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8
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What was the cause of 1917 strikes?

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high food prices, war time profits and low wages

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9
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Was there a correlation between strikes and position in war

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Yes
majority of strikes when victory looked likely
at times of crisis workforce largely patriotic and cooperative

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10
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Did membership of trade unions increase during war?

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Yes

50% over the 4 years

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11
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What was it commented on the appearance of children during war

A

looked better fed

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12
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State of pay for workers during war

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many received higher pay than pre-war

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13
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Average working week in comparison to pre-war

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reduced to 48hrs from 55hours

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14
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What happened to accommodation rents during war

A

fixed at 1914 rates

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15
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Main power source in the UK

A

coal

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16
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When did coal workers begin to strike

A

1915

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17
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What did the government concede to striking coal workers

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war bonus

18
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What organisation refused the governments war bonus and continued to strike for a better deal

A

South Wales Miners’ Federation

19
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When did the Commission on Industrial Arrest publish its report

A

July 1917

20
Q

What ended after the Commission on Industrial Arrest published their report

A

Leaving Certification Restrictions

21
Q

When did Unions agree to give up strikes during war and agree to dilution on war work?

A

March 1915

22
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When was dilution to be brought into private factories?

A

early 1917

23
Q

Where was there a strike in May 1917 on dilution being brought into private factories?

A

Sheffield - Amalgamated Society of Engineers

24
Q

When did Churchill become minister of munitions?

A

July 1917

25
Q

When was the Munitions bill passed?

A

August 1917

26
Q

What was dropped in the Munitions bill?

A

bringing dilution into private factories

27
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After strikes, what restriction act was brought in in 1915>

A

Rent Restriction Act 1915

28
Q

When was the Rent Restriction Act brought in

A

1915

29
Q

Who led the Health of Munitions Workers Committee?

A

Rowntree

30
Q

What was found about reducing working hours?

A

Increase productivity 25% since fewer accidents / absentees

31
Q

Why was life expectancy increasing and health increasing?

A

Full employment and higher real wages

32
Q

What was the ratio of doctors to civilians in 1918?

A

1 to 3000

33
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What was the ratio of doctors to soldiers in 1918?

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1 to 350

34
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How many merchants / fishermen died due to U-boat attacks?

A

14,000+

35
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How many died due to zeppelin / aid raids?

A

1,000

36
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When was the Corn Production Act introduced?

A

1917

37
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What did the Corn Production Act mean?

A

3mil acres of pasture converted for cereal production

Landowners could not increase agricultural rents

38
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What effect did war have on land ownership?

A

25% of Britains land changed hands by 1918

many landowners struggling w higher taxes, no heir and unable to increase rents

39
Q

What was the increase in profits in industries including coal, munitions, engineering by 1916 from 1914 levels?

A

1/3

40
Q

Who was more likely to be conscripted / volunteer the working class or middle class?

A

middle class

41
Q

What happened in 1917 to real wages?

A

ran slightly ahead of inflation

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