The
1970 Industrial Relations Bill (to become the 1971 Act) made many
traditional trade union activities illegal. It lead to the imprisonment
of five dockers by the National Industrial Relations Court. A call
by the TUC for a national one-day strike resulted in the dockers
being freed - and saw off the effective implementation of the Act.
The
1970 Industrial Relations Bill (to become the 1971 Act) made many
traditional trade union activities illegal. It lead to the imprisonment
of five dockers by the National Industrial Relations Court. A call
by the TUC for a national one-day strike resulted in the dockers
being freed - and saw off the effective implementation of the Act.