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The '''Trade Union Act 1984''' was a law in the [[United Kingdom]] that said that required all trade unions to hold a secret ballot before calling a strike. The majority of the act did not apply to trade unions based in [[Northern Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emire/UNITED%20KINGDOM/TRADEUNIONACT1984TUA84-EN.htm|title=TRADE UNION ACT 1984 (TUA 84)|publisher=European Foundation for the Improvment of Living and Working Conditions|language=English|accessdate=2008-07-03}}</ref> The act was repealed on [[October 16]], [[1992]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opsi.gov.uk/RevisedStatutes/Acts/ukpga/1984/cukpga_19840049_en_1|title=Trade Union Act 1984 (repealed 16.10.1992) (c. 49)|publisher=Office of Public Sector Information|language=English|accessdate=2008-07-03}}</ref> [[Peter Bottomley]], who is current MP for [[Worthing]] West, reporttedly said that the act was "designed to ensure that trade unions are more democratic and their leaders more accountable to their members." <ref name="hansard.millbanksystems.com">{{cite web|url=http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1985/mar/05/trade-unions-reform#S6CV0074P0-09140|title=Trade Unions (Reform)|last=Bottomley|first=Peter|language=English|accessdate=2008-07-03}}</ref> |
The '''Trade Union Act 1984''' was a law in the [[United Kingdom]] that said that required all trade unions to hold a secret ballot before calling a strike. The majority of the act did not apply to trade unions based in [[Northern Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emire/UNITED%20KINGDOM/TRADEUNIONACT1984TUA84-EN.htm|title=TRADE UNION ACT 1984 (TUA 84)|publisher=European Foundation for the Improvment of Living and Working Conditions|language=English|accessdate=2008-07-03}}</ref> The act was repealed on [[October 16]], [[1992]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opsi.gov.uk/RevisedStatutes/Acts/ukpga/1984/cukpga_19840049_en_1|title=Trade Union Act 1984 (repealed 16.10.1992) (c. 49)|publisher=Office of Public Sector Information|language=English|accessdate=2008-07-03}}</ref> [[Peter Bottomley]], who is current MP for [[Worthing]] West, reporttedly said that the act was "designed to ensure that trade unions are more democratic and their leaders more accountable to their members." <ref name="hansard.millbanksystems.com">{{cite web|url=http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1985/mar/05/trade-unions-reform#S6CV0074P0-09140|title=Trade Unions (Reform)|last=Bottomley|first=Peter|language=English|accessdate=2008-07-03}}</ref> |
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The act also required unions to elect a new general secretary every five years and to validate funds every ten years. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyandpolicy.org/papers/policy-paper-63.html|title=Trade unions and the law - history and a way forward?|last=Moher|first=James|publisher=historyandpolicy.org|accessdate=2008-07-03}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:07, 3 July 2008
The Trade Union Act 1984 was a law in the United Kingdom that said that required all trade unions to hold a secret ballot before calling a strike. The majority of the act did not apply to trade unions based in Northern Ireland.[1] The act was repealed on October 16, 1992.[2] Peter Bottomley, who is current MP for Worthing West, reporttedly said that the act was "designed to ensure that trade unions are more democratic and their leaders more accountable to their members." [3]
The act also required unions to elect a new general secretary every five years and to validate funds every ten years. [4]
References
- ^ "TRADE UNION ACT 1984 (TUA 84)". European Foundation for the Improvment of Living and Working Conditions. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
- ^ "Trade Union Act 1984 (repealed 16.10.1992) (c. 49)". Office of Public Sector Information. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
- ^ Bottomley, Peter. "Trade Unions (Reform)". Retrieved 2008-07-03.
- ^ Moher, James. "Trade unions and the law - history and a way forward?". historyandpolicy.org. Retrieved 2008-07-03.