History and Policy Trade Union and Employment Forum (HPTUEF)

Description

The History and Policy Trade Union and Employment Forum brings together academics, trade unionists, employers and the media to examine the historic context of trade union and labour policies and identify lessons that can be learnt for today and the future. Its constitution describes it as a group of historians who specialise in trade union and employment history and trade unionists with an interest in the history of trade unions and employment. The Forum also marks key events that have shaped the workplace and business world, such as the 1984 Miners' Strike, the Health and Safety at Work Act, the introduction of employment tribunals and the anniversary of the 1926 General Strike; recent meetings include a conference on the fiftieth anniversary of the Health and Safety at Work Act in November 2024 and a panel on the centenary of the General Strike at the Institute of Historical Research in April 2026. Its regular seminars and conferences give the opportunity to hear from key players and experts on a wide range of topical employment issues, and it also publishes opinion pieces. Co-founded in 2007 by a former trade union national officer and a labour historian, the Forum is part of the History and Policy Group based in the Institute of Historical Research at the University of London, and is self-funded from its events.

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Founding year

2007

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