Official: Cabinet: Legislation Committee (Trade Union Bill): papers 1 - 8., 28 Oct 1925 - 10 Jun 1926
Scope and Contents
Includes papers by various individuals on the Trade Unions, including: copies of the Trade Union Acts, 1871 and 1913, the Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act, 1875, and the Trade Disputes Act, 1906; Sir William Joynson-Hicks [later 1st Lord Brentford], Home Secretary, on the law covering picketing and peaceful persuasion; Sir Edward Troup [former Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Home Office], on intimidation (1911-1922); drafts of the Lock-outs and Strikes (Prohibition) Bill and the Illegal Strikes Bill; a transcript of the notes on the judgement in the case of the National Sailors' and Firemen's Union against their branch secretary; Douglas Hogg [later 1st Lord Hailsham], Attorney General; a copy of the ballot rules, under the 1913 Trade Union Act; [Sir Russell Scott], Controller of Establishments, Treasury, on Trade Unionism in the Civil Service; William Geldart, [Professor of English Law], on the law of Trade Disputes and Trade Unions; a draft of the Strikes Bill; Sir Thomas Inskip [later 1st Lord Caldecote], Solicitor-General, on Trade Union legislation; Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Minister of Labour; extracts from Trade Union rules on ballots.
Dates
- Creation: 28 Oct 1925 - 10 Jun 1926
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Extent
1 item(s) (1 file (89 loose folios))
Language of Materials
English
External Documents
Former / Other Reference
L (26) 1 - L (26) 8; ST (24) 15
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 336087
archives@chu.cam.ac.uk