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Trades Union Congress
Trades Union Congress (TUC) An organization of British trade unions. It was founded in 1868 with the purpose of holding national conferences on trade union activities. In 1871 it set up a Parliamentary Committee to advance the interests of unions with Members of Parliament. From 1889 onwards, it began to be more politically militant and in 1900 helped to found the Labour Representation Committee, known from 1906 as the LABOUR PARTY, with whom it has had links ever since. The General Council, elected by trade union members, replaced the Parliamentary Committee in 1920. The Congress can urge support from other unions, when a union cannot reach a satisfactory settlement with an employer in an industrial dispute, but it has no powers of direction. After the GENERAL STRIKE relations between the Congress and government (of whatever party) were cautiously conciliatory. It was closely involved in British industrial planning and management during World War II and under successive Labour and Conservative governments until 1979. Since then it has tended to be on the defensive, particularly against legislation designed by Margaret Thatcher's governments of the 1980s to weaken trade-union power.
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"Trades Union Congress." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Trades Union Congress." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-TradesUnionCongress.html "Trades Union Congress." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-TradesUnionCongress.html |
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Trades Union Congress
Trades Union Congress At an early stage of trade union development the idea of a co‐ordinating body emerged and in 1834 the Grand National Consolidated Trade Union was founded. It attracted many members but few funds, and the secretary absconded with what there were. But during the next three decades there was a substantial growth of trade union membership, particularly in the skilled trades. In 1868 a meeting of 34 delegates in Manchester resolved that annual meetings were desirable. The new organization set up a parliamentary committee in 1871 to lobby on legislation. In 1900 a Labour Representation Committee was established—the forerunner of the Labour Party in 1906. The Scottish TUC was founded in 1897.
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JOHN CANNON. "Trades Union Congress." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Trades Union Congress." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-TradesUnionCongress.html JOHN CANNON. "Trades Union Congress." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-TradesUnionCongress.html |
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Trades Union Congress
Trades Union Congress (TUC) Permanent association of UK trade unions. The TUC was founded (1868) to promote trade union principles. Each year, it holds an annual assembly of delegates who discuss common problems. Today, the TUC has c.8 million members.
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"Trades Union Congress." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Trades Union Congress." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-TradesUnionCongress.html "Trades Union Congress." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-TradesUnionCongress.html |
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