Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1946

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The Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1946 was a UK law enacted by the post-war Labour government to restore and expand trade union rights that had been restricted by earlier legislation.

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instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
affectedActors employers involved in industrial disputes ⓘ
trade unions in the United Kingdom ⓘ
aimedAt strengthening collective bargaining power of workers ⓘ
associatedParty Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
category United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1946 ⓘ
United Kingdom labour law ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
government Clement Attlee ministry ⓘ
linked to: Attlee government
historicalSignificance key post-war reform in British labour law ⓘ
ideologicalContext expansion of workers' rights ⓘ
inspiredBy Labour movement objectives ⓘ
introducedBy Labour government ⓘ
linked to: Attlee government
jurisdiction United Kingdom ⓘ
languageOfDocument English ⓘ
legalDomain employment relations ⓘ
public law ⓘ
legalEffect increased legal protection for lawful strike action ⓘ
removal of some civil liabilities for trade unions in trade disputes ⓘ
legalSubject industrial relations ⓘ
trade disputes ⓘ
trade unions ⓘ
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
longTitle An Act to amend the law relating to trade disputes and trade unions ⓘ
policyArea collective bargaining ⓘ
employment law ⓘ
labour law ⓘ
politicalContext post-war Labour government ⓘ
purpose to expand trade union rights in the United Kingdom ⓘ
to restore trade union rights restricted by earlier legislation ⓘ
region Great Britain ⓘ
relatedEvent 1926 United Kingdom general strike ⓘ
repealedOrAmended Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927 ⓘ
restrictions imposed after the 1926 General Strike ⓘ
restoredRight freedom of trade unions to support political parties within legal limits ⓘ
immunity of trade unions from certain civil actions in respect of trade disputes ⓘ
political levy by trade unions subject to ballot safeguards ⓘ
royalAssentYear 1946 ⓘ
shortTitle Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1946 ⓘ
status amending legislation to earlier trade union laws ⓘ
timePeriod post-World War II era ⓘ
typeOfChange extension of legal protections for trade unions ⓘ
repeal of anti-union provisions ⓘ
yearEnacted 1946 ⓘ

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Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927 → repealedBy → Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1946 ⓘ
Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927 → relatedTo → Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1946 ⓘ
Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1946 → shortTitle → Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1946 ⓘ