|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries: |
Research categories | Follow us on Twitter |
Research categories
View all topics in the newsView all reference sources at Encyclopedia.com |
|||
TUC
TUC (Trades Union Congress) (UK) An organization of trade unions founded in 1868, initially as a central parliament of labour, through an annual assembly. From 1871, a permanent parliamentary committee represented the interests of trade unions to the government and individual MPs. In 1919, Ernest Bevin proposed that a general council should replace the committee, and develop the industrial side of the TUC, as opposed to its political work. The council was established in 1921, with the aim of coordinating the activities of its component trade unions, for example through making the strike of one union more effective by threatening supportive action from other unions. The TUC was closely involved in the 1926 General Strike, after which its relationship with the government was cautiously conciliatory. However, its role increased in World War II, when it was involved in industrial planning and management. Thereafter, until 1979, TUC leaders were often involved in discussions with Labour and Conservative governments. It lost much prestige and public support following strikes in the late 1960s and 1970s. Legislation by the Thatcher governments weakened trade unions in the economic sphere, while the reforms of the Labour Party under Kinnock, Smith, and Blair have reduced the TUC's political influence on the party. By 2002 its total membership had declined to below seven million. The TUC's public figurehead is its general secretary. Since this became a full-time post, the holders of the office have been Fred Bramley (1923–5), Walter Citrine (1925–46), Vincent Tewson (1946–60), George Woodcock (1960–9), Vic Feather (1970–3), Len Murray (1973–84), Norman Willis (1984–93), and John Monks (1993– ).http://www.tuc.gov.uk
Taff Vale judgment |
|
|
Cite this article
JAN PALMOWSKI. "TUC." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAN PALMOWSKI. "TUC." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-TUC.html JAN PALMOWSKI. "TUC." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-TUC.html |
|
TUC
TUC See Trades Union Congress
|
|
|
Cite this article
"TUC." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "TUC." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-TUC.html "TUC." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-TUC.html |
|
TUC
TUC See TRADES UNION CONGRESS.
|
|
|
Cite this article
"TUC." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "TUC." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-TUC.html "TUC." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-TUC.html |
|
Tuc
Tuc Astronomy Tucana
|
|
|
Cite this article
FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "Tuc." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "Tuc." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-Tuc.html FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "Tuc." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-Tuc.html |
|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries:
HighBeam™ Research, Inc. © Copyright 2012. All rights reserved.
The Encyclopedia.com advertising network includes:
