'Why the crisis', 1974
1974 1970-74 "'Why the crisis', 1974" [BW0188], 1974, Trades Union Congress Leaflet for a meeting organised by the Feltham Branch of the Communist Party. In November 1972, the Conservative Government introduced a 90 day wage freeze to start a new statutory prices and incomes po...
| Institution: | TUC - Trade Union Congress Library |
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| Language: | English |
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London
1974
United Kingdom |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10796/EB82F584-5351-40E9-A61F-04078B9E8B18 http://hdl.handle.net/10796/AB09A7DD-3081-4801-90E4-101E780D0E54 |
| Summary: | 1974
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"'Why the crisis', 1974" [BW0188], 1974, Trades Union Congress
Leaflet for a meeting organised by the Feltham Branch of the Communist Party.
In November 1972, the Conservative Government introduced a 90 day wage freeze to start a new statutory prices and incomes policy. Phase 2 in April 1973 limited pay increases to £1 per week or 4%. Phase 3 of the Conservative Government's incomes policy, which included limiting pay raises to 7%, was launched in November 1973. On 12 November, the National Union of Mineworkers started a national overtime ban and on the following day, the Government declared a State of Emergency. A month later, the Government announced that three day working would start on 1 January 1974. Working hours were cut to conserve available fuel stocks for electricity. The Three Day Week officially ended 7 March 1974. |
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| Physical Description: | Leaflet TEXT |