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British Conservatism and Trade Unionism, 1945–1964 Peter Dorey British Conservatism and trade Unionism, 1945–1964 modern economic and social history series General editor: derek h. aldcroft titles in this series include: Taste, Trade and Technology The Development of the International Meat Industry since 1840 richard Perren Alfred Herbert Ltd and the British Machine Tool Industry, 1887-1983 roger Lloyd-Jones and m.J. Lewis Rethinking Nineteenth-Century Liberalism Richard Cobden Bicentenary Essays edited by anthony howe and simon morgan Governance, Growth and Global Leadership The Role of the State in Technological Progress, 1750–2000 espen moe Triumph of the South A Regional Economic History of Early Twentieth Century Britain Peter scott Aspects of Independent Romania’s Economic History with Particular Reference to Transition for EU Accession david turnock Estates, Enterprise and Investment at the Dawn of the Industrial Revolution Estate Management and Accounting in the North-East of England, c.1700-1780 david oldroyd Across the Borders Financing the World’s Railways in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries edited by ralf roth and Günter dinhobl Economics in Russia Studies in Intellectual History edited by vincent Barnett and Joachim Zweynert Mining Tycoons in the Age of Empire, 1870–1945 Entrepreneurship, High Finance, Politics and Territorial Expansion edited by raymond e. dumett British Conservatism and trade Unionism, 1945–1964 Peter dorey Cardiff University, UK © Peter dorey 2009 all rights reserved. no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. Peter dorey has asserted his moral right under the Copyright, designs and Patents act, 1988, to be identified as the author of this work. Published by ashgate Publishing Limited ashgate Publishing Company Wey Court east suite 420 Union road 101 Cherry street Farnham Burlington surrey GU9 7Pt vt 05401-4405 england Usa www.ashgate.com British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data dorey, Peter, 1959– British conservatism and trade unionism, 1945–1964 1. Conservative Party (Great Britain) – history – 20th century 2. Labor unions – Great Britain – history – 20th century 3. Labor unions – Government policy – Great Britain – history – 20th century 4. Great Britain – Politics and government – 1945–1964 i. title 331.8’8’0941’09045 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data dorey, Peter, 1959– British conservatism and trade unionism, 1945–1964 / Peter dorey. p. cm. – (modern economic and social history) includes bibliographical references and index. isBn 978-0-7546-6659-2 (alk. paper) 1. Conservatism–Great Britain–history–20th century. 2. Conservative Party (Great Britain)–history–20th century. 3. Labor unions–Great Britain–Political activity–history– 20th century. 4. Labor policy–Great Britain–history–20th century. 5. Great Britain–Politics and government–1945–1964. i. title. JC573.2.G7d67 2009 322’.2094109045–dc22 2008043880 isBn 978 0 7546 6659 2 Contents List of Tables vii General Editor’s Preface ix Acknowledgements xi introduction 1 1 Conservatism and trade Unionism prior to 1945 5 2 Preparing a voluntarist approach, 1945–1951 37 3 voluntarism in Practice, 1951–1960 63 4 in defence of Free Collective Bargaining, 1951–1960 93 5 voluntarism under strain, 1960–1964 117 6 towards incomes Policies, 1960–1964 149 Conclusion 167 Bibliography 187 Index 195 This page has been left blank intentionally List of tables 3.1 strike activity in Britain 1946–56 78 3.2 days lost (per 1,000 employees) due to strike action in main industries 79 4.1 Prices and earnings 1951–59 (% increase per annum) 98 5.1 strikes commencing in each year, 1959–64 118 5.2 number of trade unions and total trade union membership 1959–63 119 5.3 membership of 10 largest trade unions, 1945 and 1963 120 This page has been left blank intentionally modern economic and social history series General editor’s Preface Economic and social history has been a flourishing subject of scholarly study during recent decades. not only has the volume of literature increased enormously but the range of interest in time, space and subject matter has broadened considerably so that today there are many sub-branches of the subject which have developed considerable status in their own right. one of the aims of this series is to encourage the publication of scholarly monographs on any aspect of modern economic and social history. the geographical coverage is world-wide and contributions on the non-British themes will be especially welcome. While emphasis will be placed on works embodying original research, it is also intended that the series should provide the opportunity to publish studies of a more general thematic nature which offer a reappraisal or critical analysis of major issues of debate. derek h. aldcroft University of Leicester
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