Industrial relations 68-79

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  • Created on: 19-11-20 10:49
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  • 1970
    • Election
      • Edward Heath
      • Arthur Scargill
        • Union shop steward
          • Miners wanted better wages
          • He had militant tactics
    • Industrial relations 1968-79
      • 1978-79 winter of discontent
        • Callaghan and his chancellor Healey made tackling inflation a priority
        • 1978- Healey forced to backtrack and enforce a 5% pay increase for low paid workers (miners)
        • Resulted in the strikes and winter of discontent 1978-79
        • 1977- Healey thought that inflation was under control
          • Social contract was no longer needed
      • 1975- TUC agreed to increases to workers earning under £8,500 a year
  • Miners strikes
    • 1974
    • 1972
    • Crisises- status of national emergency
    • Union shop steward
      • Miners wanted better wages
      • He had militant tactics

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