employee relations

[nou camp bar]

to what extent was the miners strike of 1984 the end of an old era and the start of a new era in employee relations?

[mycatis]

It effectivley ended the power of the unions.
Try here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_miners'_strike_(1984-1985)

[BigMac]

No change:

It's the same the whole world over
I'ts the poor what gets the blame
I'ts the rich what gets the pleasure
Ain't it all a [insert profanity of choice here] shame

The day trade unions have too much power is the day they can sack a managing director/chief executive...

[einsteinsdog]

Unfortunately the anti union legislation passed by the conservatives after 1984 was never repealed by the `labour government`.

I feel working term and conditions are slowly returning to victorian times. In my factory we have people working a seventeen hour day (sometimes) voluntarily because they are desperate for the money . Although they are happy to do it, what will the heath effects be? The management refuse to recognise a union, and thats only half the story....