Industry relations 1939-69

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  • Industrial Relations Overview 1939-69
    • WW2
      • Ernest Bevan
        • Minister for workers
          • Bevan Boys - 10% of conscripts had to go to mines 1943-48'
    • 1950s
      • end of austerity
      • made it easier to borrow money
      • World economy had a boom
      • Macmillan 'never had it so good'
    • Conservative 1951-64
      • balance of payment issues
      • 1950s
        • end of austerity
        • made it easier to borrow money
        • World economy had a boom
        • Macmillan 'never had it so good'
    • 1960s
      • tension between unions, shop stewards and the government
      • Problems with productivity
  • Minister for workers
    • Bevan Boys - 10% of conscripts had to go to mines 1943-48'
  • promised to modernise Britain
    • labour government
      • Government were broke
      • PM Wilson  was seen as a friend of the unions
      • 1964
        • problems with inflation
        • rising number of stikes
        • Industrial Relations Overview 1939-69
          • WW2
            • Ernest Bevan
            • Conservative 1951-64
              • balance of payment issues
            • 1960s
              • tension between unions, shop stewards and the government
              • Problems with productivity
    • Government were broke
    • rising hatred of unions their power needed to be cut
      • Labour planned to curb unions

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