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How has the power of the Trade Unions changed in the last 20 years?
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How has the power of the Trade Unions changed in the last 20 years? The simple answer to how have the power of the trade unions changed over the last 20 years is simply that it has been substantially weakened. In their 1979 election manifesto the Conservatives pledged to substantially reduce the power of the trade unions; they said that the trade unions were crippling our economy; "We cannot go on, year after year, tearing ourselves apart in increasingly bitter and calamitous industrial disputes". The government managed to weaken the power of trade unions through successive legislation made in 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986 and 1988. The two most significant acts were the 1980 and 1982 Acts. The 1980 ("Prior") Employment Act, although produced in conjunction with the trader unions so not as hard hitting as preceding Acts narrowed the definition of Lawful picketing and secondary action. The 1982 ("Tebbit) Employment...
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