Trade Unions in The United Kingdom - Law

Law

See also: UK labour law
Sources on trade unions
European Convention on Human Rights art 11
ILO Freedom of Association Convention (1948) C87
ASLEF v United Kingdom ECHR 184
Trade Union Act 1871
Lee v Showmen’s Guild of Great Britain 2 QB 359
Edwards v Halliwell 2 All ER 1064
Hodgson v NALGOA 1 WLR 130
TULRCA 1992 ss 46-61
Ecclestone v National Union of Journalists IRLR 166
Breen v Amalgamated Engineering Union 2 QB 175
TULRCA 1992 ss 71-96
Paul v NALGO IRLR 413

Much like corporations, until the Combination Act 1825 trade unions were regarded as criminal, and were regarded as quasi legal organisations, subjected to the restraint of trade doctrine, until the Trade Union Act 1871. This Act abolished common law restrictions, but took an abstentionist stance to unions internal affairs.

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