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Trade unions

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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 402 Collections and/or Records:

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Official: Cabinet: Legislation Committee (Trade Union Bill): related Cabinet papers., 25 Mar 1926 - 22 Mar 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/134
Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on the Trade Unions, including: the report of the Public Order Committee; a draft of the Preservation of Public Order Bill; Sir Maurice Hankey, Secretary to the Cabinet; 4th Lord Salisbury [earlier Lord Cranborne], the Lord Privy Seal, on the need for a new industrial policy; reports of the Legislation Committee; Sir Warren Fisher, Secretary to the Treasury, on Trade Unionism in the Civil Service; Neville Chamberlain, Minister of Health, on Trade...
Dates: 25 Mar 1926 - 22 Mar 1927
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Official: Cabinet: papers 21 to 30., Jan 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/153
Scope and Contents Includes: a paper by [Sir Maurice] Hankey [Cabinet Secretary] on the parliamentary programme; a paper on the political parties, personalities and ministers in China; [Sir Hugh] Trenchard [Chief of Air Staff] on aircraft in China; [1st] Lord Birkenhead [earlier F E Smith] and [Sir Austen Chamberlain] Foreign Secretary on diplomatic relations and communications with the Soviet Union; [4th Lord] Salisbury [earlier Lord Cranborne], Lord Privy Seal, on House of Lords reform; [Sir] Philip...
Dates: Jan 1927
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Official: Cabinet: papers 31 to 50., Feb 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/154
Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects including: a copy of a speech by King George V on the opening of parliament on relations with foreign powers and civil war in China; [1st Lord] Birkenhead [earlier F E Smith] Secretary of State for India, on the Trade Unions disputes bill; [Sir] John Gilmour, Secretary of State for Scotland, on poor relief to miners' dependents and poor law emergency provisions in Scotland; [Sir] Arthur Steel-Maitland, Minister of Labour, on the...
Dates: Feb 1927
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Official: Cabinet: papers 40 - 69., 13 Dec 1921 - 04 Mar 1925

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/29
Scope and Contents Includes papers from various individuals on various subjects, including: William Bridgeman, First Lord of the Admiralty, on airship development; the Financial Secretary to the Treasury [Walter Guinness, later 1st Lord Moyne] on the Trade Facilities Bill and Sandwich [Kent] Port and Haven Bill; a draft of the Sandwich Port and Haven Bill; the report of the Safeguarding of Industries Committee; Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Minister of Labour, on unemployment benefit and the electrical trades...
Dates: 13 Dec 1921 - 04 Mar 1925
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Official: Cabinet: papers 81 - 100., 05 Feb 1926 - 29 Mar 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/89
Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: Sir William Joynson-Hicks [later 1st Lord Brentford], Home Secretary, on the emergency supply and transport organization, and licensing hours for clubs; 1st Lord Birkenhead [earlier F E Smith], Secretary of State for India, on appeals from India; a draft of the Indian and Colonial Divorce Jurisdiction Bill; Sir Maurice Hankey, Secretary to the Cabinet; 1st Lord Cave, the Lord Chancellor, on appeals to the Privy Council...
Dates: 05 Feb 1926 - 29 Mar 1926
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Official: Cabinet: papers 81 to 100., Feb 1927 - Mar 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/156
Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects including: Sir William Joynson-Hicks [later Lord Brentford], Home Secretary, Lord Eustace Percy, President of the Board of Education, 1st Lord Cave, Lord Chancellor and [1st] Lord Cecil [of Chelwood] on equal franchise and the effect of the enfranchisement of more women; a report by John Davidson, Chairman of the Unionist Party, on the distribution of female electors; notes of a deputation to Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minister, on equal...
Dates: Feb 1927 - Mar 1927
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Official: Cabinet: papers 101 to 114., Mar 1927 - Apr 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/157
Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects including: Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Minister of Labour, on the trade disputes and Trade Unions Bill and a copy of the draft bill; Walter Guinness [later 1st Lord Moyne] Minister of Agriculture and [4th Lord Salisbury, earlier Lord Cranborne] Lord Privy Seal on the landlord and tenant bill; Neville Chamberlain, Minister of Health, and Clement Tryon, Minister of Pensions, on the medical treatment of war pensioners; Sir Philip...
Dates: Mar 1927 - Apr 1927
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Official: Cabinet: papers 120 - 139., 05 Mar 1926 - 29 Mar 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/91
Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: the 2nd report of the Iraq Policy Committee; the report of the Imperial Conference (Agenda) Committee; a Ministry of Labour special report on unemployment; Sir Maurice Hankey, Secretary to the Cabinet; Sir Gregory Foster, Provost, University College, London, on the retention of the university's Bloomsbury site; a Treasury memorandum on the Irish Free State Agreement; WSC, Chancellor of the Exchequer; a draft of the...
Dates: 05 Mar 1926 - 29 Mar 1926
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Official: Cabinet: papers 155 - 169., 18 Dec 1925 - 27 Apr 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/93
Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: Sir Maurice Hankey, Secretary to the Cabinet; the report of the Committee of Imperial Defence on optical glass and instrument industries; a Ministry of Labour special report on unemployment; Neville Chamberlain, Minister of Health, on assistance to poor areas; a Ministry of Health memorandum on housing for coal miners; Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later 1st Lord Swinton], President of the...
Dates: 18 Dec 1925 - 27 Apr 1926
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Official: Cabinet: papers 170 - 200., 17 May 1922 - 15 May 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/94
Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: Sir Douglas Hogg [later 1st Lord Hailsham, Attorney-General] on leaks to the press about the Budget; Sir John Gilmour, Secretary for Scotland, on Government lands and buildings; Sir William Joynson-Hicks [later 1st Lord Brentford], Home Secretary, on the Roman Catholic Relief Bill and the Local Government Franchise (Extension to Companies) Bill; Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, Secretary of State for War, on Government lands...
Dates: 17 May 1922 - 15 May 1926
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Official: Cabinet: papers 201 - 234., 28 Jan 1926 - 10 Jun 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/95
Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: Sir Maurice Hankey, Secretary to the Cabinet; notes on the oil negotiations between Britain, Turkey and Iraq; proposals for the settlement of the miners' strike; Sir Laming Worthington- Evans, Secretary of State for War, on amendments to the Official Secrets Act; 1st Lord Cave, the Lord Chancellor, on trade union legislation; Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Minister of Labour, on subjects including the phasing out of...
Dates: 28 Jan 1926 - 10 Jun 1926
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Official: Cabinet: papers 220 - 240., 07 Nov 1923 - 18 May 1925

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/36
Scope and Contents Includes papers from various individuals on various subjects, including: Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later 1st Lord Swinton], President of the Board of Trade, on lace and embroidery duty and the report of the Royal Commission on food prices; the report of the Board of Trade Lace and Embroidery Committee; William Bridgeman, First Lord of the Admiralty, on the limitation of naval armaments (cruisers); 1st Lord Birkenhead [earlier F E Smith], Secretary of State...
Dates: 07 Nov 1923 - 18 May 1925
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Official: Cabinet: papers 235 - 259., 13 Jul 1924 - 07 Jul 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/96
Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Minister of Labour, on an enquiry into industrial relations in the United States; Sir William Joynson-Hicks [later 1st Lord Brentford], Home Secretary, on the influx of Soviet money and State companies into London; the report of the Legislation Committee on laws concerning trade unions, and trade unionism in the Civil Service; Sir Warren Fisher, Permanent Secretary to the Treasury, on trade...
Dates: 13 Jul 1924 - 07 Jul 1926
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Official: Cabinet: papers 246 to 270., Sep 1927 - Nov 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/163
Scope and Contents Includes papers on various subjects by various individuals including: an account of the proceedings of the Trade Union Congress; Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later Lord Swinton], President of the Board of Trade, on the trade outlook and poor economic situation including details of various industries, exports and colonial trade and on mining subsidies; special reports on unemployment; [1st] Lord Cave, Lord Chancellor, on the transport of troops between Great...
Dates: Sep 1927 - Nov 1927
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Official: Cabinet: papers 260 - 279., 26 Jun 1924 - 22 Jul 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/97
Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: the report of the Imperial Conference (Documents) Committee, on co-operation in financial assistance to Imperial development; 1st Lord Cave, the Lord Chancellor, on royal assent to legislation and the conduct of Labour Justices of the Peace during the General Strike; the interim reports of the Committee on the report of the Royal Commission on the coal industry; Sir Maurice Hankey, Secretary to the Cabinet; Leo Amery,...
Dates: 26 Jun 1924 - 22 Jul 1926
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Official: Cabinet: papers 301 - 314., 02 Feb 1926 - 13 Aug 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/99
Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: the report of the Parliamentary Business Committee; Sir Maurice Hankey, Secretary to the Cabinet; Sir Austen Chamberlain, Foreign Secretary, on subjects including liquor smuggling; Sir William Tyrrell [Permanent Under- Secretary of State, Foreign Office] on policy towards the Soviet Union and Japan; the report of the sub-committee of the Imperial Conference (Documents) Committee, on the form of treaties; reports of the...
Dates: 02 Feb 1926 - 13 Aug 1926
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Official: Cabinet: papers 315 - 324., 20 Apr 1926 - 07 Sep 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/100
Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later 1st Lord Swinton], President of the Board of Trade, on subjects including arms export licenses; Board of Trade Advisory Council monthly reports on the trade outlook; 1st Lord D'Abernon [earlier Sir Edgar Vincent], British Ambassador to Germany, on the prevention of public collections for British miners; a Ministry of Labour special report on unemployment;...
Dates: 20 Apr 1926 - 07 Sep 1926
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Official: Cabinet: papers 325 - 339., 03 Sep 1926 - 28 Sep 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/101
Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: notes of a meeting between ministers and representatives of the Mining Association; notes of correspondence between Sir Ernest Gowers, Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Mines Department, Arthur Cook, Secretary of the Miners' Federation, and William Lee, Secretary of the Mining Association; WSC, Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the Mining Association's agreement to consult its members on resuming negotiations for a...
Dates: 03 Sep 1926 - 28 Sep 1926
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Official: Cabinet: papers 340 - 359., 09 Feb 1926 - 25 Oct 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/102
Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: a letter from the National Confederation of Employers Organization on the coal dispute; Leo Amery, Secretary of State for the Dominions, on the status of the Union of South Africa, and as Secretary of State for the Colonies, on rubber exports restriction; James Hertzog, Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa, on status; Harry Batterbee [Assistant Secretary], Dominions Office, on the dominions' claims to seats on the...
Dates: 09 Feb 1926 - 25 Oct 1926
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Official: Cabinet: papers 350 - 380., 04 Jun 1925 - 03 Aug 1925

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/41
Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: [Sir Maurice Hankey], Secretary to the Imperial Defence Committee, on the limitation of armaments; Edward Wood [later Lord Irwin and Lord Halifax], Minister of Agriculture, on the effects of unemployment policy and trade revival on agriculture; 1st Lord Weir on the beet sugar industry; Walter Guinness [later 1st Lord Moyne], Financial Secretary to the Treasury, on the Expiring Laws Continuance Bill; a draft of the...
Dates: 04 Jun 1925 - 03 Aug 1925
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Official: Cabinet: papers 360 - 379., 21 Jun 1926 - 09 Nov 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/103
Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: 1st Lord Cecil [of Chelwood, earlier Lord Robert Cecil], Chancellor of the Duchy ofLancaster, on compulsory arbitration in international disputes; Sir John Gilmour, Secretary for Scotland, on the Police (Appeals) Bill, and poor relief for miners' dependants; Neville Chamberlain, Minister of Health, on loans for poor relief in areas affected by the miners' strike; a Ministry of Labour special report on unemployment; Sir...
Dates: 21 Jun 1926 - 09 Nov 1926
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Official: Cabinet: papers 380 - 399., 28 May 1926 - 23 Nov 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/104
Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: John Pratt, Foreign Office, on British policy in China; William Strang [1st Secretary, Foreign Office] on the anti-British boycott in Canton [later Guangzhou, China]; Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, Secretary of State for War, on the Irish Free State's application for a light tank; Sir Maurice Hankey, Secretary to the Cabinet; a copy of the proposed terms of settlement for the coal dispute; 1st Lord Balfour, Lord President...
Dates: 28 May 1926 - 23 Nov 1926
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Official: Cabinet: papers 381 - 400., 29 Jul 1925 - 12 Aug 1925

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/42
Scope and Contents Includes papers from various individuals on various subjects, including: Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later 1st Lord Swinton], President of the Board of Trade, on the Safeguarding of Industries (Gas Mantles), licenses for arms export, the future of the British Industries Fair, and the British Dyestuffs Corporation; the report of the Gas Mantle Committee; 1st Lord Balfour, Lord President of Council, on the use of the Severn Estuary for electricity production;...
Dates: 29 Jul 1925 - 12 Aug 1925
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Official: Cabinet: papers 400 - 428., 30 Mar 1926 - 29 Dec 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/105
Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: Sir Otto Niemeyer [Controller of Finance, Treasury], on the possible reduction of the British Army of Occupation in the Rhineland [Germany]; Sir Maurice Hankey, Secretary to the Cabinet; extracts from the draft minutes of the Committee of Imperial Defence on South West Arabia and Egypt; draft instructions to Miles Lampson [later 1st Lord Killearn], British Minister-designate at Peking [later Beijing, China]; 1st Lord...
Dates: 30 Mar 1926 - 29 Dec 1926
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Official: Cabinet: papers 401 - 429., 24 Oct 1924 - 21 Oct 1925

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/43
Scope and Contents Includes papers from various individuals on various subjects, including: the Board of Trade Advisory Council's monthly review of the trade outlook; 1st Lord Birkenhead [earlier F E Smith], Secretary of State for India, on the position at Canton [later Guangzhou, China]; Austen Chamberlain, Foreign Secretary, on Turkey's position over the Iraq frontier, and the German attitude to security negotiations; Joseph Caillaux, the French Minister of Finance, on the French war debt to Britain; William...
Dates: 24 Oct 1924 - 21 Oct 1925
Conditions Governing Access: Open