Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927
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The Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927 was a British law that significantly restricted trade union activities and political funding in the aftermath of the 1926 General Strike.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927 canonical | 4 |
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Target entity: Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927 Context triple: [May 1926 General Strike in the United Kingdom, followedBy, Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927]
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A.
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959
The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 is a U.S. federal law that regulates internal union affairs and union–management relations, emphasizing financial transparency, democratic procedures, and protections for union members’ rights.
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B.
National Labour Organisation
The National Labour Organisation was a small British political group of ex-Labour politicians who supported Ramsay MacDonald and later Neville Chamberlain’s National Government in the 1930s.
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C.
Indian National Trade Union Congress
The Indian National Trade Union Congress is one of India’s major trade union federations, historically aligned with the Indian National Congress party and representing workers across diverse industries.
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D.
Taft–Hartley Act
The Taft–Hartley Act is a 1947 U.S. federal labor law that significantly restricted the powers of labor unions and amended the original National Labor Relations Act.
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E.
Iron and Steel Act 1949
The Iron and Steel Act 1949 was a UK law that nationalised the iron and steel industry by bringing major firms under public ownership through the creation of the Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927 Target entity description: The Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927 was a British law that significantly restricted trade union activities and political funding in the aftermath of the 1926 General Strike.
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A.
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959
The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 is a U.S. federal law that regulates internal union affairs and union–management relations, emphasizing financial transparency, democratic procedures, and protections for union members’ rights.
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B.
National Labour Organisation
The National Labour Organisation was a small British political group of ex-Labour politicians who supported Ramsay MacDonald and later Neville Chamberlain’s National Government in the 1930s.
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C.
Indian National Trade Union Congress
The Indian National Trade Union Congress is one of India’s major trade union federations, historically aligned with the Indian National Congress party and representing workers across diverse industries.
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D.
Taft–Hartley Act
The Taft–Hartley Act is a 1947 U.S. federal labor law that significantly restricted the powers of labor unions and amended the original National Labor Relations Act.
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E.
Iron and Steel Act 1949
The Iron and Steel Act 1949 was a UK law that nationalised the iron and steel industry by bringing major firms under public ownership through the creation of the Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom labour law ⓘ |
| affected | Labour Party funding ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
preventing general strikes
ⓘ
reducing the power of trade unions ⓘ |
| considered | anti-union legislation ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| enactedUnderGovernmentOf | Stanley Baldwin ⓘ |
| enactedUnderParty | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| historicalContext | aftermath of the 1926 United Kingdom General Strike ⓘ |
| impact |
constrained organisation of large-scale strikes
ⓘ
reduced membership contributions to political funds ⓘ |
| introduced | criminal sanctions for certain strike actions ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| legalStatus | repealed ⓘ |
| legislativeContext | interwar period ⓘ |
| limited | use of union funds for political purposes ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to make further provision with respect to the law relating to trade unions and trade disputes and to provide for the regulation of the funds of trade unions and other organisations. ⓘ |
| motivatedByEvent |
May 1926 General Strike in the United Kingdom
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surface form:
1926 United Kingdom General Strike
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| opposedBy |
Labour Party (UK)
ⓘ
Trades Union Congress ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of the Labour Party (UK)
ⓘ
history of trade unionism in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | Conservative government policy ⓘ |
| prohibited |
certain forms of picketing
ⓘ
general strikes ⓘ sympathetic strikes ⓘ |
| regulated | political levy of trade unions ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1946
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Trade Union Act 1913 ⓘ |
| repealedBy | Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1946 ⓘ |
| repealedIn | 1946 ⓘ |
| repealedUnderGovernmentOf | Clement Attlee ⓘ |
| repealedUnderParty | Labour Party (UK) ⓘ |
| required | individual union members to contract in to pay a political levy ⓘ |
| restricted |
political activities of trade unions
ⓘ
political funding by trade unions ⓘ trade union activities ⓘ |
| royalAssent | 1927 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927 self-link ⓘ |
| subject |
industrial relations
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labour law ⓘ political funding ⓘ trade unions ⓘ |
| weakened | collective bargaining power of trade unions ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1927 ⓘ |
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Subject: Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927 Description of subject: The Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927 was a British law that significantly restricted trade union activities and political funding in the aftermath of the 1926 General Strike.
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