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Trade unions

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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 399 Collections and/or Records:

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Speeches, speech notes, press releases and articles, 1986-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 16/1/27
Scope and Contents

Includes: NK’s speech to the Trades Union Congress conference, with notes and briefings; NK’s Fabian lecture, "Democratic Socialism and the Future", with annotated text, notes and source material (Sept-Oct); NK’s speech to the Jamaican People’s National Party; a draft letter from NK to Roy Hattersley [Deputy leader] on defining Labour’s target on unemployment. Other subjects include: the steel industry; the New Right; Scottish devolution.

Dates: 1986-09
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Speeches, speech notes, press releases and articles, 1987-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 16/1/31
Scope and Contents Includes: speeches for the launch of the Programme for National Renewal, including the Labour and Trades Union Congress Work to Win campaign; speech to the Scottish Party Conference; speech to the European Trade Union Confederation conference on industrial policy; speech to the America-European Community Association on the breakdown in the international trade and finance system. Other subjects include: Conservative health and education spending; the run-up to the General Election; local...
Dates: 1987-03
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Speeches, speech notes, press releases and articles, 1987-06 - 1987-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 16/1/35
Scope and Contents

Includes: speech for the G7 Summit, Venice [Italy], June 1987; speeches for the Scottish, Yorkshire and Durham Miners’ galas; speech for the Transport and General Workers’ Union (TGWU) conference (see also KNNK 26/2/50); speech to the Parliamentary party; speech to the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR); Party Conference speech; speech to the British Institute of Management on the need to develop manufacturing industry.
Other subjects include: lessons from the General Election.

Dates: 1987-06 - 1987-12
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Speeches, speech notes, press releases and articles, 1988-06 - 1988-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 16/1/38
Scope and Contents Includes: tribute to Lord Brockway; speech to a Fabian conference on the Aims and Values of socialism; speeches for the fortieth anniversary of the National Health Service; speeches from NK’s visit to Botswana and Zimbabwe; speech to the Trades Union Congress; speech for Socialist International Study Days in Glasgow [Scotland]; Conference speeches; speech for an anti-apartheid rally; speech for a rally in support of the trade unions banned from GCHQ; speech on the Tercentenary of the...
Dates: 1988-06 - 1988-11
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Speeches, speech notes, press releases and articles, 1989-01 - 1989-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 16/1/39
Scope and Contents Includes: text of an article by NK for the Irish Labour Party; on the European economy; tribute to Bernt Carlsson; speech for the anniversary of trade unions being banned at GCHQ; speech to the Scottish Trades Union Congress Poll Tax lobby; speech on the Coalfields Communities campaign; speech to a Labour Youth Conference; speech to the Confederation of European Socialist Parties, supporting the adoption of the European Socialist Manifesto; speech at the Pontypridd by-election rally [Wales];...
Dates: 1989-01 - 1989-02
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Speeches, speech notes, press releases and articles, 1989-03 - 1989-04

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 16/1/40
Scope and Contents

Includes: speech timetable, Mar-June; speech for the Scottish Party conference; response to the Budget; speech for the Birmingham rally opening the local and European election campaign; speech for the Vale of Glamorgan by-election [Wales]; speech for the centenary of the GMB. Other subjects include: gay rights; the Policy Review; the National Docks Labour scheme; the economy.

Dates: 1989-03 - 1989-04
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Speeches, speech notes, press releases and articles, 1994-01 - 1994-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 16/1/63
Scope and Contents Includes: tribute to the BBC journalist and presenter Brian Redhead; lecture on the 10th anniversary of the banning of trade unions at GCHQ; note of Glenys Kinnock’s speech at an Equal Opportunities Commission conference on progress for women in Wales; speech to the US/EEC Association, New York [United States] on Western Europe after the Maastricht Treaty; NK’s Weinstock Memorial Lecture in Berkeley, "Beyond free trade to fair trade"; speech to the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, New York, on...
Dates: 1994-01 - 1994-11
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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State of Emergency: ASLEF [Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen] etc, 1973 - 1974

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/WLFF 3/2/55
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The papers cover all Wolff's positions in the Conservative Party: his work in the Research Department, 1965-70; then as Special Adviser to the Government, 1970-74 (the files from this period are the most numerous, containing Government papers); then Director-General of the Party. Particular sequences in the papers include the reports of the Opinion Research Centre, a large number of subject files and files relating to the 1970 General Election, particularly speeches.

Dates: 1973 - 1974
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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"The Coal Dispute", 15 Jun 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/96/53-54
Scope and Contents

Draft statement to be made by the Prime Minister [Stanley Baldwin] when announcing the decision of the government to legislate on Miners' Hours, covering miners hours and wages. Typescript marked "secret".

Dates: 15 Jun 1926
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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["The General Strike"], 1937

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/567/1-19
Scope and Contents

Draft proof of an article by WSC on the General Strike including: the railway strikes of 1911 and 1919; liaison with the Trade Unions; his decisions and concerns as Chancellor of the Exchequer; the Royal Commission; Ernest Bevin, Ramsay Macdonald and the Trade Union Congress; the press; Government organisation for the transport and distribution of food; the British Gazette and the end of the strike. Typescript proofs annotated with amendments and corrections in black ink by WSC.

Dates: 1937
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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The Papers of Ernest Bevin

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/BEVN
Scope and Contents

The Papers consist of political papers, correspondence, speeches and press cuttings, mainly relating to Trade Unions, the Ministry of Labour and National Service, and the Foreign Office.

Dates: 1889 - 1965
Conditions Governing Access: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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The Papers of John Burns Hynd

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/HYND
Scope and Contents The collection includes material relating to Hynd's spell as Minister for Germany and Austria from 1945 to 1947 and his consequent life-long interest in Germany and in promoting good relations between Germany and Great Britain. There are several files of papers in the collection illustrating this aspect of his career as well as his involvement in other aspects of foreign relations. Having started his career as a railway clerk in his home town of Perth, Hynd kept some of his early...
Dates: 1920 - 1986
Conditions Governing Access: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. One item within the collection (HYND 7/19/2, part 1 of 2) is currently closed for conservation reasons.
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The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR, CHUR and CHAQ
Scope and Contents The papers consist of original documents accumulated by Sir Winston Churchill throughout his life (1874-1965). They have been divided into three sections: the Chartwell Papers (CHAR) and the Churchill Papers (CHUR), with some additional material (CHAQ). Together, the three sets of papers cover the following major areas: Personal (CHAR 1, CHUR 1 and CHAQ 1/1 and 2/1), 1884-1965 The papers of Churchill as a private person. They include correspondence with or about his...
Dates: The majority of files date from the 1870s to 1965.
Conditions Governing Access: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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Tour of North East and BBC Radio 2 Jimmy Young Programme, 1989-04

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 26/2/97
Scope and Contents The first minute or so of side 1 is from the end of NK's Interview on the Jimmy Young Programme, 13 April 1989. The majority of side 1 consists of a discussion (with some background restaurant noise) and press interviews on subjects including: manufacturing industry; the state of the coal industry; the dock workers' dispute; the disparity between the South East and the rest of the country; investment in railway development; policy on Europe.Side 2 is the majority of NK's Jimmy...
Dates: 1989-04
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Series: Access copies available.
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Trade Union drafts: One Nation, 1964-06 - 1965-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/POLL 1/6/27
Scope and Contents Drafts of One Nation: on Trades Unions and Restrictive Practices, by JEP, with correspondence and comments from Philip Goodhart (2) and [Alastair] Brian Harrison [One Nation group] (2). Also includes: redraft by James Ramsden; source material, including cuttings on wage reform, incomes policy and union reform, extracts from a speech by Joseph Godber, Minister of Labour, on improving labour conditions, and examples of the closed shop and restrictive labour practices reported in the...
Dates: 1964-06 - 1965-03
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Please see individual files for details.
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Trade Union Papers, 1889 - 1952

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/BEVN II 7
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The Papers consist of political papers, correspondence, speeches and press cuttings, mainly relating to Trade Unions, the Ministry of Labour and National Service, and the Foreign Office.

Dates: 1889 - 1952
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Trade Unions, 1954 - 1965

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/ABMS 5/44
Scope and Contents Working papers on trade unions and work, covering subjects such as union membership and organisation; legal issues; the Trades Union Congress; religion and trade union politics; and public opinion of unions and strikes. Consists largely of reports, press cuttings, and opinion polling data, with Mark Abrams's notes. Includes copy of Mark Abrams's paper "The Individual and Large-Scale Industry" (1956); and working papers for a survey of attitudes to working conditions. Also includes letter...
Dates: 1954 - 1965
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Trade Unions, 1972 - 1973

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/WLFF 3/2/4
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The papers cover all Wolff's positions in the Conservative Party: his work in the Research Department, 1965-70; then as Special Adviser to the Government, 1970-74 (the files from this period are the most numerous, containing Government papers); then Director-General of the Party. Particular sequences in the papers include the reports of the Opinion Research Centre, a large number of subject files and files relating to the 1970 General Election, particularly speeches.

Dates: 1972 - 1973
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Trade unions, 1972 - 1973

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/WLFF 3/3/81
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Files on subjects from 'C' to 'W'.

Dates: 1972 - 1973
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Trades Union Congress and Government talks, 1972

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/WLFF 3/2/16
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The papers cover all Wolff's positions in the Conservative Party: his work in the Research Department, 1965-70; then as Special Adviser to the Government, 1970-74 (the files from this period are the most numerous, containing Government papers); then Director-General of the Party. Particular sequences in the papers include the reports of the Opinion Research Centre, a large number of subject files and files relating to the 1970 General Election, particularly speeches.

Dates: 1972
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Transcripts of NK television and radio interviews, 1984-05 - 1987-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 17/36
Scope and Contents Includes: Sixty Minutes, on international relations and the coal industry, May 1984; interview with Peter Jay on the miners’ strike, economic policy, defence and party reform, May 1984; interview on racism and ethnic minority representation in Labour, June 1984; press statement on a meeting between the National Executive Committee and National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on putting the case for coal, Dec 1984; interview on the Today Programme on the economy, Feb 1985; interviews on TV-AM with...
Dates: 1984-05 - 1987-03
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Transcripts of NK television and radio interviews, 1986-09 - 1986-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 17/48
Scope and Contents

Transcripts including: NK’s This Week Next Week interview with David Dimbleby, on subjects including relations with the trade unions, defence and the Social Democrat/Liberal Alliance, Sept 1986; transcript of NK’s This Week interview, "The Next PM?", with Jonathan Dimbleby, on subjects including defence, unemployment and the economy, Oct 1986.

Dates: 1986-09 - 1986-10
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) Annual Conference: NK speech, 1987

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 26/2/50
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes: recordings from radio interviews with NK and other members of the Shadow Cabinet; recordings from press conferences and Labour Party events, particularly election rallies and Party Conferences; recordings taken from newspaper interviews; recordings of various speeches by NK.

Dates: 1987
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Series: Access copies available.
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Tribune interview with NK, 1985-09-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 26/2/19
Scope and Contents

Subjects include: defence policy and nuclear disarmament; Europe; economic policy; trades union funding; NK's leadership; Labour Party reform; the Miners' Strike; Black Sections.

Dates: 1985-09-10
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Series: Access copies available.
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TUC Contact Group, 1990-06 - 1990-07

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 2/1/159
Scope and Contents

Papers for meetings of the Trades Union Congress group, including: the conference programme for the committee on European strategy; NK’s opening remarks to the group; a paper on economic prospects; rough notes from meetings.

Dates: 1990-06 - 1990-07
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.