This briefing describes the rules and regulations that govern trade unions and industrial relations in Great Britain, including the rights of union members, collective bargaining and industrial action.
Most trade union law for Great Britain is contained in the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (TULRCA 1992), which consolidated a large amount of prior trade union legislation dating from the 1870s up to the 1980s.
The 1992 Act has been amended a number of times, most recently and significantly through the Trade Union Act 2016 – see the Library briefing on the Trade Union Bill for the background and context of this legislation.