identity and conflicts of working people 1945- 2011
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Identity and conflicts of working people 1945- 2011. http://johncmullen.blogspot.com. An upmarket model from 1963. Union density in Britain. Miners’ gala in the 1960s. Ford Dagenham workers. Robots at Halewood. One of the new university buildings of the 1960s. 1960s council housing. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Identity and conflicts of working people 1945- 2011
http://johncmullen.blogspot.com
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An upmarket model from 1963
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Union density in Britain
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Miners’ gala in the 1960s
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Ford Dagenham workers
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Robots at Halewood
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One of the new university buildings of the 1960s
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1960s council housing
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1945 Labour – Clement Attlee1951 Conservative – Winston Churchill, and others including Harold Macmillan1964 Labour – Harold Wilson1970 Conservative –Edward Heath1974 Labour –Harold Wilson
The governments of the long boom
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UCS demonstration in the 1970s
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Jimmy Reid
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A poster in support of the Pentonville Five
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One of the Pentonville five after their release
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1979
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1984
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Pickets in 1984
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Arthur Scargill
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Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan
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A commemorative statue to the mining industry
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After a poll tax demonstration in 1990
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Since 1979, anti-union laws make it harder to strike (solidarity strikes illegal, many forms of picketing illegal, postal votes obligatory)
Throughout the 1980s, union membership declined rapidly : due to a combination of government hostility towards the unions and de-industrialisation.
The 1984-5 miners’ strike was a key defeat for the trade union movement.
A slow recovery may be seen after 1995.
1979-1997 Conservative governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major : difficult times for trade unionists
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1997
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1997-2010 : the Labour governments under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown
Some reforms make union recognition easier. If 40% of employees in a firm vote in favour, the
employer must negotiate with the unionA minimum wage was introduced for the first time
BUTThe Labour government endorsed the concept of
‘labour flexibility’.
New Labour was keen to keep the unions at arm’s length.
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Margaret Thatcher’s slogan had been « no more beer and sandwiches at number ten. »
Tony Blair’s slogan concerning the unions was « fairness but no favours ».
David Cameron warned union leaders 'Don't try taking me on'
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2010-2011 Coalition government under David Cameron
2011 has seen some of the biggest public sector strikes for many years
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On the 30th November 2011, there may be millions of people on strike over pensions.
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Strike days in Britain 1975-2009
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Statistics from the TUC, September 2011
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