| Crofter Tweed Ltd v Veitch | |
|---|---|
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| Court | House of Lords |
| Citations | [1941] UKHL 2, [1942] AC 435, 166 LT 172, 58 TLR 125, 111 LJPC 17 |
| Case opinions | |
| Lord Chancellor Simon, Lord Wright | |
| Keywords | |
| Collective bargaining, right to strike | |
Crofter Hand Woven Harris Tweed Co Ltd v Veitch [1941] UKHL 2 is a landmark UK labour law case on the right to take part in collective bargaining. However, the actual decision which appears to allow secondary action may have been limited by developments from the 1980s.
Lord Wright famously affirmed that:
Where the rights of labour are concerned, the rights of the employer are conditioned by the rights of the men to give or withhold their services. The right of workmen to strike is an essential element in the principle of collective bargaining.