In Place of Strife
In Place of Strife (Cmnd 3888) was a UK Government white paper written in 1969.[1] It was a proposed act to use the law to reduce the power of trade unions in the United Kingdom, but was never passed into law.[1]
It was proposed by the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity Barbara Castle.[1] Amongst its numerous proposals were plans to force unions to call a ballot before a strike was held and establishment of an Industrial Board to enforce settlements in industrial disputes. The Labour Cabinet of the Prime Minister Harold Wilson, was divided over the issue.[1] The proposals had been drafted in secret by Wilson and Castle.[2] Divisions quickly appeared within the Cabinet when the proposals were presented, with the opposition led by Jim Callaghan.[2] A settlement was eventually reached with the Trades Union Congress whereby the proposals were dropped.[1]
The title of the paper was a reworking of the title of Nye Bevan's book "In Place of Fear".
A copy of the paper may be downloaded from the National Archives[3].
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "Barbara Castle: Labour's red queen". BBC News. 3 May 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/932237.stm. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ a b Straw, Jack (28 July 2003). "Socialism's first lady". New Statesman. http://www.newstatesman.com/200307280029. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ , http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?queryType=1&resultcount=1&Edoc_Id=7976523
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