An analysis of labour disputes in 1998, published by the Office for National Statistics in the June 1999 issue of /Labour Market Trends/, showed that strike activity remains at its lowest level since records began in 1891. The number of recorded disputes was the smallest ever and the number of
An "open discussion" comparing British and German approaches to employee information and consultation was held at the headquarters of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) on 24 March 1999. The event was organised the trade union-linked Jim Conway Foundation (named after a former general secretary of the
The aim of the ETUC day of action (EU9704120N [1]) was to mobilise pressure on the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) (EU9704117F [2]) and the Amsterdam European Council meeting (EU9706133N [3]) for a strong commitment to employment creation in the revised European Union (EU) Treaty. [1] www