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Trade Disputes (Definition)

Volume 961: debated on Monday 29 January 1979

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asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will amend section 29 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974, relating to the defining of a trade dispute, to exclude disputes which are intended to be primarily political or designed mainly to coerce the Government as distinct from an employer.

No. Political strikes as such are not included in matters specified by section 29 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974 which defines a trade dispute.