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Taff Vale judgment
Taff Vale judgment (1902) A judgment by the House of Lords which made the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants liable to pay damages for losses incurred during a strike with which it had been involved. In 1901, this case was first brought to the High Court by the Taff Vale Railway Company, which had won it. The society won an appeal, but the Lords' decision overturned this in 1902. It had the effect of making all unions liable to pay out of their funds for financial losses caused by a strike. Before this decision, it had been generally held that unions were not liable for losses. The judgment was a significant catalyst in the formation of a political working-class movement, as many of the unions subsequently enrolled in the Labour Representation Committee (Labour Party) in order to fight the judgment. When the Liberal Party replaced the Conservatives in government, it immediately passed the Trade Disputes Act (1906) which reversed the judgment.
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JAN PALMOWSKI. "Taff Vale judgment." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAN PALMOWSKI. "Taff Vale judgment." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-TaffValejudgment.html JAN PALMOWSKI. "Taff Vale judgment." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-TaffValejudgment.html |
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Taff Vale judgment
Taff Vale judgment, 1902. Over 1,000 employees of the Taff Vale railway went on strike in 1901, and Beasley, the general manager, sought an injunction against their union, the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants; this was first granted and then dismissed on appeal. However, the company's appeal to the House of Lords was successful, the union was sued for damages, and in December 1902 the Taff Vale Railway Company was paid £23,000. With costs, the union paid a total of £42,000. A crippling blow to trade unionism, this judgment was one reason why unions supported the infant Labour Representation Committee.
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JOHN CANNON. "Taff Vale judgment." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Taff Vale judgment." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-TaffValejudgment.html JOHN CANNON. "Taff Vale judgment." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-TaffValejudgment.html |
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Taff Vale judgment
Taff Vale judgment, 1902. Over 1,000 employees of the Taff Vale railway went on strike in 1901. Their union, the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, was sued for damages, and in December 1902 the Taff Vale Railway Company was paid £23,000. A crippling blow to trade unionism, this judgment was one reason why unions supported the infant Labour Representation Committee.
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JOHN CANNON. "Taff Vale judgment." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Taff Vale judgment." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-TaffValejudgment.html JOHN CANNON. "Taff Vale judgment." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-TaffValejudgment.html |
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