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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom labour law → |
| affected |
Labour Party funding
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| aimedAt |
preventing general strikes
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reducing the power of trade unions → |
| considered |
anti-union legislation
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| enactedBy |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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| enactedUnderGovernmentOf |
Stanley Baldwin
NERFINISHED
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| enactedUnderParty |
Conservative Party (UK)
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| historicalContext |
aftermath of the 1926 United Kingdom General Strike
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| impact |
constrained organisation of large-scale strikes
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reduced membership contributions to political funds → |
| introduced |
criminal sanctions for certain strike actions
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| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
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Scotland → |
| legalStatus |
repealed
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| legislativeContext |
interwar period
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| limited |
use of union funds for political purposes
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| 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.
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| motivatedByEvent |
1926 United Kingdom General Strike
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| opposedBy |
Labour Party (UK)
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Trades Union Congress → |
| partOf |
history of the Labour Party (UK)
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history of trade unionism in the United Kingdom → |
| politicalOrientation |
Conservative government policy
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| prohibited |
certain forms of picketing
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general strikes → sympathetic strikes → |
| regulated |
political levy of trade unions
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| relatedTo |
Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1946
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Trade Union Act 1913 → |
| repealedBy |
Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1946
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| repealedIn |
1946
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| repealedUnderGovernmentOf |
Clement Attlee
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| repealedUnderParty |
Labour Party (UK)
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| required |
individual union members to contract in to pay a political levy
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| restricted |
political activities of trade unions
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political funding by trade unions → trade union activities → |
| royalAssent |
1927
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| shortTitle |
Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927
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| subject |
industrial relations
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labour law → political funding → trade unions → |
| weakened |
collective bargaining power of trade unions
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| yearOfEnactment |
1927
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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May 1926 General Strike in the United Kingdom
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followedBy |
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Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927
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shortTitle |