Trade unions
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(Untitled), 08 May 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/194A/6-8
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Letter from WSC to George Isaacs [MP for Southwark North] regarding the position of the British Trades Union representatives at the San Francisco Conference [United States] and stating that while the Government does not feel able to share its responsibility with any non-governmental body this decision is in no way a reflection upon the Trades Union movement [carbon].
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08 May 1945
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(Untitled), 03 Sep 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/113/24-25
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Letter from Arthur Cook, Secretary of the Miners' Federation, to Winston Churchill [Chancellor of the Exchequer] on the settlement of the coal dispute, asking Churchill on behalf of the Executive Committee and Special Delegate Conference of the Federation to convene and attend a meeting of the Federation and Mining Association. Cook states that the Federation was willing to enter into negotiations for a new national agreement, with a view to reducing labour costs. Also includes a copy of a...
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03 Sep 1926
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(Untitled), 30 Apr 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/114/3-4
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Letter from the Miners' Executive Committee to the Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin, giving the Committee's reply to the proposals of the Coal owners in the coal dispute. The Committee notes that the owners propose a return to the minimum wage percentage of 1921 (a uniform reduction of 13.3 % from the standard wage), conditional on the extension of working hours over three years. The miners unanimously reject these proposals, but feel that proposals submitted on the Trades Union Congress...
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30 Apr 1926
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(Untitled), 30 Apr 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/122/68-95
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Notes of meeting on the coal dispute between Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minister, 4th Lord Salisbury, Lord Privy Seal [earlier Lord Cranborne], 1st Lord Birkenhead [earlier F E Smith], William Bridgeman, First Lord of the Admiralty, Neville Chamberlain, Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Minister of Labour, George Lane-Fox, Secretary for Mines [later 1st Lord Bingley], Sir Horace Wilson, Secretary, Ministry of Labour, Ernest Gowers, Permanent Under-Secretary, Mines Department, Christopher Hurst,...
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30 Apr 1926
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(Untitled), 20 May 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/95/29-30
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Resolution by the Miners' Federation on the report of the Royal Commission on the Coal Industry, and proposals by the Government, stating that though they largely agreed with the proposals, they would not endorse a proposed reduction in wages and abolition of the National Minimum Wage. Includes covering letter to the Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin, sent by Arthur Cook, Secretary to the Federation.
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20 May 1926
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(Untitled), 19 Aug 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/114/71-72
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Two pamphlets giving the minutes of proceedings of a meeting between the Central Committee of the Mining Association and the Executive Committee of the Miners' Federation on the coal dispute, particularly on: working hours; wages; a National Agreement as opposed to local wage settlements; coal prices at home and abroad.
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19 Aug 1926
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(Untitled), 26 Aug 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/114/73-109
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Notes of a meeting between Government Ministers (Winston Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Minister of Labour, George Lane-Fox, Secretary for Mines [later 1st Lord Bingley], Sir Ernest Gowers, Permanent Under-Secretary, Mines Department, and also Thomas Jones, Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet) and the Miners' Federation on attempts to settle the miners' strike, including: the Government's refusal to give further financial aid to the industry; the effects of...
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26 Aug 1926
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(Untitled), 15 Apr 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/118/84-96
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Typescript notes of a conference between the Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin, and representatives of the Miners' Federation, on district negotiations by the mine owners, rather than national negotiations, particularly on wage settlements and contracts of service.
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15 Apr 1926
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(Untitled), 11 Mar 1926 - 01 Apr 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/93/1
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Pamphlet consisting of: minutes of a meeting between the Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin, and representatives of the Mining Association and the Miners' Federation (11 March) on the report of the Coal Commission; account of a deputation to Baldwin by the Association and Federation (24 March) on the report of the Commission and the general state of the industry, particularly recruitment and labour, ending subsidies for the industry, whether the industry was to be reorganised, and...
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11 Mar 1926 - 01 Apr 1926
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(Untitled), 13 Apr 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/93/57
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Minutes of a meeting between the Central Committee of the Mining Association and the Executive Committee of the Miners' Federation on the deadlock between the Association and Federation on the coal dispute, particularly: the state of the industry; working hours; the minimum wage; district negotiations; reductions in wages.
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13 Apr 1926
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(Untitled), 23 Apr 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/93/119-137
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Notes of a meeting between the Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin, the Mining Association and the Miners' Federation on the deadlock between the Association and Federation over the report of the Royal Commission on the Coal Industry, particularly over a minimum wage and working hours.
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23 Apr 1926
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(Untitled), 19 Aug 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/100/20-47
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Notes of a meeting between the Central Committee of the Mining Association and Executive Committee of the Miners' Federation on the state of the industry and the miners' strike, and particularly on: working hours; wages; a National Agreement as opposed to local wage settlements; coal prices at home and abroad.
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19 Aug 1926
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(Untitled), 26 Aug 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/100/55-93
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Notes of a meeting between Government Ministers (Winston Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Minister of Labour, George Lane-Fox, Secretary for Mines [later 1st Lord Bingley], and Sir Ernest Gowers, Permanent Under-Secretary, Mines Department) and the Miners' Federation on attempts to settle the miners' strike, including: the Government's refusal to give further financial aid to the industry; the effects of the strike upon the country; the miners' refusal to...
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26 Aug 1926
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(Untitled), 06 Oct 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/102/4-5
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Typescript copy of a letter from Ronald Waterhouse, Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, to the Secretary of the Miners' Federation [Arthur Cook], stating that in order to help settle the coal dispute, the Government had made a conditional offer to the Federation of setting up a National Arbitration Tribunal to review any settlement under which miners were asked to work more than seven hours. Waterhouse goes on to say that the Federation had rejected this offer once, and that the...
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06 Oct 1926
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(Untitled), 13 May 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/122/117-129
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Notes of meeting on the coal dispute between Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minister, 1st Lord Birkenhead [earlier F E Smith], Neville Chamberlain, Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Minister of Labour, George Lane-Fox, Secretary for Mines [later 1st Lord Bingley], Sir Horace Wilson, Secretary, Ministry of Labour, Ernest Gowers, Permanent Under-Secretary, Mines Department, and representatives of the Executive Committee of the Miners' Federation. Subjects discussed include: the rejection by the miners of the...
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13 May 1926
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(Untitled), 18 May 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/123/3-52
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Minutes of a meeting between the Cabinet Coal Committee (including Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minister, 1st Lord Birkenhead [earlier F E Smith], [Arthur] Neville Chamberlain, Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland [Minister of Labour], George Lane-Fox, Secretary for Mines [later 1st Lord Bingley] and Ernest Gowers, Permanent Under-Secretary, Mines Department) and the Executive Committee of the Miners' Federation, on the settlement of the coal dispute. Subjects discussed include: reduction in wages; the...
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18 May 1926
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(Untitled), 20 May 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/123/53-54
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Copy of a letter from Arthur Cook, General Secretary of the Miners' Federation, to the Prime Minister [Stanley Baldwin], informing him that the Federation had considered the Government's latest proposals for ending the coal dispute and were ready to meet him at any time. Cook also encloses a resolution passed by the Federation, stating that though they were largely in agreement with the Government's proposals, they could not recommend agreement to reduction in miners' wages and objected to...
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20 May 1926
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(Untitled), 06 Sep 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/124/48
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Typescript copy of 2 letters between the Mines Department and the Miners' Federation on the coal dispute (3-4 September), consisting of: letter from Sir Ernest Gowers, Permanent Under-Secretary of the Mines Department, to William Lee, Secretary of the Mining Association, forwarding a letter from Arthur Cook, Secretary of the Miners' Federation, to the Chancellor of the Exchequer [Winston Churchill], and stating that Cook's letter was a basis for restarting negotiations; Cook's letter to...
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06 Sep 1926
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(Untitled), 05 Nov 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/125/30-57
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Notes of a meeting on the coal dispute, between the Coal Committee (Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, Secretary of State for War, 1st Lord Birkenhead [earlier F E Smith], William Bridgeman, First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Minister of Labour, George Lane-Fox, Secretary for Mines [later 1st Lord Bingley], Sir Ernest Gowers, Permanent Under- Secretary, Mines Department and Christopher Hurst,...
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05 Nov 1926
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(Untitled), [Dec] [1902]
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/27/10
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Letter from WSC (Assouan on the notepaper of 105 Mount Street) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: his illness; the progress of his [biography of Lord Randolph Churchill]; the assistance provided by [Sir Michael Hicks] Beach [later Lord St Alwyn]; disappointment in the temple at Carnac; difficulties between the Conservatives and the Trade Unions and his sympathy with the latter; and a request that she should look after "Jack" [John S Churchill] who is described as "untamed and...
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[Dec] [1902]
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(Untitled), 06 Sep 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/101/57-58
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Typescript copy of correspondence between the Mines Department and the Mining Association on the coal dispute (3-4 September), including: letter from Sir Ernest Gowers, Permanent Under-Secretary of the Mines Department, to William Lee, Secretary of the Mining Association, forwarding a letter from Arthur Cook, Secretary of the Miners' Federation, to the Chancellor of the Exchequer [Winston Churchill], and stating that Cook's letter was a basis for restarting negotiations; Cook's letter to...
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06 Sep 1926
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(Untitled), 06 Sep 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/115/91-92
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Typescript copy of correspondence between the Mines Department and the Mining Association on the coal dispute (3-4 September), including: letter from Sir Ernest Gowers, Permanent Under-Secretary of the Mines Department, to William Lee, Secretary of the Mining Association, forwarding a letter from Arthur Cook, Secretary of the Miners' Federation, to the Chancellor of the Exchequer [Winston Churchill], and stating that Cook's letter was a basis for restarting negotiations; Cook's letter to...
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06 Sep 1926
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(Untitled), 11 Nov 1926 - 12 Nov 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/105/82-83
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Extract from a discussion between the Cabinet Coal Committee (particularly Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland [Minister of Labour], Winston Churchill [Chancellor of the Exchequer] and 1st Lord Birkenhead [earlier F E Smith] and representatives of the Miners' Federation, on the settlement of the coal dispute. Subjects discussed include: the miners' request that there should be no victimisation after the strike; unemployment relief for those put out of work, under the existing Unemployment Insurance...
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11 Nov 1926 - 12 Nov 1926
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(Untitled), 27 Apr 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/120/1-9
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Notes of meeting on the coal dispute between Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minister, Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Minister of Labour, George Lane-Fox, Secretary for Mines [later 1st Lord Bingley], Sir Horace Wilson, Secretary, Ministry of Labour, Ernest Gowers, Permanent Under-Secretary, Mines Department, Christopher Hurst, Assistant Secretary, Mines Department, and representatives of the Executive Committee of the Miners' Federation. Subjects discussed include: terms for negotiations between the...
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27 Apr 1926
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(Untitled), 27 Apr 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/120/10-41
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Notes of meeting on the coal dispute between Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minister, Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Minister of Labour, George Lane-Fox, Secretary for Mines [later 1st Lord Bingley], Sir Horace Wilson, Secretary, Ministry of Labour, Ernest Gowers, Permanent Under-Secretary, Mines Department, Christopher Hurst, Assistant Secretary, Mines Department, representatives of the Central Committee of the Mining Association and representatives of the Executive Committee of the Miners' Federation....
Dates:
27 Apr 1926
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