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Trade Union Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict (c 31 )) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which legalised trade unions for the first time in the United Kingdom. This was one of the founding pieces of legislation in UK labour law, though it has today been superseded by the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. ==Background== The Conservative Prime Minister, the Earl of Derby, set up a ''Royal Commission on Trade Unions'' in 1867. One worker representatives was on the commission, a Mr Frederic Harrison, who prepared union witnesses. Robert Applegarth from the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners who was a union observer of the proceedings. The majority report of the Commission was hostile to the idea of decriminalising trade unions. Frederic Harrison, Thomas Hughes and the Earl of Lichfield produced their own minority report, recommending the following changes in the law. * combinations of workers should not be liable for conspiracy unless it would be criminal if committed by a single person * the restraint of trade doctrine in common law should not apply to trade associations * all existing legislation applying to unions specifically should be repealed * all unions should receive full legal protection of their funds When William Ewart Gladstone's new government came to power, the Trade Union Congress campaigned for the minority report, made under the leadership of Sir William Erle, to be adopted. It was successful. In its passage through Parliament, Mr Bruce introduced the First Reading of the Bill, quoting the Minority Report.〔HC Deb 14 (February 1871) vol 204 (cols 257-73 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Trade Union Act 1871」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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