Trade Union Act 1927

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lloyd_George's_Cabinet
gptkbp:affects employers
trade union members
shaped future labour laws
gptkbp:amended_by amended by subsequent laws
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:1926_General_Strike
gptkbp:controversy debated in Parliament
gptkbp:effective_date 1927-07-01
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:enforces regulated by the government
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:post-World_War_I_Britain
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Trade Union Act 1927
gptkbp:impact restricted trade union activities
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for limited political activities of unions
prohibited general strikes
required trade unions to register
gptkbp:influenced_by previous trade union legislation
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Oswald_Mosley
gptkb:Sir_Winston_Churchill
gptkb:Cyril_Smith
gptkb:Frances_O'_Grady
gptkb:Tony_Benn
gptkb:Barbara_Castle
gptkb:Aneurin_Bevan
gptkb:James_Maxton
gptkb:George_Lansbury
gptkb:Clement_Attlee
gptkb:David_Lloyd_George
gptkb:John_Wheatley
gptkb:Richard_Crossman
gptkb:Herbert_Morrison
gptkb:Arthur_Henderson
gptkb:David_Margesson
gptkb:Ramsay_Mac_Donald
gptkb:Tom_Mann
gptkb:Ernest_Bevin
gptkb:John_Monks
gptkb:John_Strachey
gptkb:Jack_Jones
gptkb:Philip_Snowden
gptkb:James_Henry_Thomas
Ben Tillett
Will Thorne
Ellen Wilkinson
Bill Morris
gptkbp:legal_issue defined legal status of unions
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Trade_Disputes_Act_1906
gptkb:Trade_Union_Act_1871
gptkbp:purpose regulate trade unions
gptkbp:related_to Labour Relations
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Trade_Union_and_Labour_Relations_(Consolidation)_Act_1992
gptkbp:significance important in UK labour history
gptkbp:was_a_response_to supported by some political parties
faced opposition from labour groups