Governments, labour, and the law in mid-Victorian Britain: the trade union legislation of the 1870s

Abstract Based on in-depth qualitative research conducted in one of the major French trade unions (the CFDT), this article explores to what extent and under what conditions trade unions adopt different legal practices to further their members’ interests. In particular, it investigates how ‘legal framing’ has taken an increasingly pervasive place in trade union work, in increasingly decentralised industrial relations contexts, such as France. This article therefore argues that the use of the law has become a multifaceted and embedded repertoire of action for the CFDT in its attempt to consolidate its institutional power through various strategies, including collective redress and the use of legal expertise in collective bargaining and representation work.

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WORKERS’ REPRESENTATIVES

Agora International Journal of Juridical Sciences ◽

10.15837/aijjs.v7i2.540 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Ada Hurbean

Keyword(s):

Trade Union ◽

Legal Protection ◽

Union Representation ◽

Union Representative ◽

The Law

This study deals with the institution representatives of the employees, the onlypossibility, regulated by the law, to defense and promotion the interests of employees, in theabsence of a trade union representative at the level of the unit. Therefore, we are in thepresence of alternative to trade union representation, whereas, in principle, coexistencebetween the two is out of the question.Topics studied has known substantive changes with the entry into force of the Law No40/2011, both in respect of the conditions of eligibility of representatives of the employees, aswell as in respect of measures of legal protection for them. Therefore, we want to do acomparative overview of the old and new provisions equal in the matter.

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The Law Relating to Strikes and Lock-Outs by Herman Cohen, M.A., Of the Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law, Joint Author of “Trade Union Law and Cases,” Author of “Recent Trade Union Cases.” Issued by the Authority of the London Trades Council

British Trade Unions, 1707–1918 ◽

10.4324/9781003192077-7 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 53-69

Author(s):

W. Hamish Fraser

Keyword(s):

Trade Union ◽

The Law

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Online Resources Chapter D: Industrial Action and Statutory Immunities

Employment Law in Context ◽

10.1093/he/9780198840312.003.0024 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 846-846

Author(s):

David Cabrelli

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

Trade Union ◽

European Convention ◽

Online Resources ◽

European Law ◽

Trade Disputes ◽

Industrial Action ◽

The Law ◽

The Uk

This chapter examines the law of trade disputes and industrial action in the UK, i.e. the law which regulates action taken by members of a trade union which imposes restrictions upon employers when collective relations between the employer and the workforce have broken down. The position is analysed in the context of the legality of industrial action in European law and under the European Convention on Human Rights....

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20. Collective Redundancies

Employment Law in Context ◽

10.1093/he/9780198840312.003.0020 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 810-840

Author(s):

David Cabrelli

Keyword(s):

Trade Union ◽

Large Scale ◽

Labour Relations ◽

The Law

This chapter examines the law on collective dismissals, which involves the large-scale lay-off of labour by an employer. It first considers the meaning of ‘collective redundancies’ and discusses the basic obligations of the employer, namely the provisions of information, consultation and notification. It then turns to the detail of Chapter II of Part IV of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (TULRCA); the nature and extent of the employer’s obligations; and the consequences when the employer fails to comply with the statutory information and consultation procedures in section 188 of TULRCA.

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