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2S The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007

The Industrial Relations Act and the 1972 Strike

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Recall questions on the changes the act made to collective agreements, the delay it imposed on strikes and the flying pickets of 1972.

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Key term

What mechanism did the Industrial Relations Act 1971 introduce to delay strike action?

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Who organised the flying pickets during the 1972 miners' strike?

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  1. 1

    How did the Industrial Relations Act 1971 change the nature of collective agreements?

    Model answer

    It made collective agreements legally binding, allowing them to be enforced through the courts.

  2. 2

    What mechanism did the Industrial Relations Act 1971 introduce to delay strike action?

    Model answer

    Cooling-off periods before strikes could legally take place.

  3. 3

    What tactic did miners use during the 1972 strike to maximise its effectiveness?

    Model answer

    Flying pickets—mobile groups of strikers who travelled to picket locations away from their own workplaces.

  4. 4

    Who organised the flying pickets during the 1972 miners' strike?

    Model answer

    Arthur Scargill, then a young Yorkshire miners' leader.

  5. 5

    What was the significance of Saltley Gate during the 1972 miners' strike?

    Model answer

    It was a Birmingham coal depot that was shut down by mass picketing, representing a major victory for the miners and a humiliation for the government.

  6. 6

    What emergency measure did the government take during the 1972 miners' strike?

    Model answer

    A state of emergency was declared due to the disruption to coal supplies and electricity generation.

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