Editing Strike action (section)

===United Kingdom===
Legislation was enacted in the aftermath of the [[British police strikes in 1918 and 1919|1919 police strikes]], forbidding [[British police]] from both taking industrial action, and discussing the possibility with colleagues.<ref name=bbcsp/>

In January 1951 during the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Attlee ministry]], [[Attorney-General]] [[Hartley Shawcross]] left [[Shawcross principle|his name to a Parliamentary principle]] in a defense of his conduct regarding an illegal strike: that the Attorney-General "is not to be put, and is not put, under pressure by his colleagues in the matter" of whether or not to establish [[criminal proceedings]].<ref name="hsp">{{cite journal |last1=Shawcross |first1=Hartley |title=Prosecutions (Attorney-General's Responsibility) |journal=Hansard |date=29 January 1951 |volume=House of Commons Debates |issue=c681 |url=https://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=1951-01-29a.679.0}}</ref><ref name="rhhsp">{{cite news |last1=Heintzman |first1=Ralph |title=The real meaning of the SNC-Lavalin affair |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-real-meaning-of-the-snc-lavalin-affair/ |publisher=The Globe and Mail Inc |date=16 May 2020}}</ref>

The [[Industrial Relations Act 1971]] was repealed through the [[Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974]], sections of which were repealed by the [[Employment Act 1982]].

The [[Code of Practice on Industrial Action Ballots and Notices]], and sections 22 and 25 of the [[Employment Relations Act 2004]], which concern industrial action notices, commenced on 1 October 2005.

The [[Police Federation of England and Wales|Police Federation]], which was created at the time to deal with employment grievances and to provide representation to police officers, attempted to put pressure on the [[Third Blair ministry|Blair ministry]] and at the time repeatedly threatened strike action.<ref name=bbcsp>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/6920416.stm|title=Police in strike action threat|publisher=BBC News|date=28 July 2007}}</ref>

Prison officers have gained and lost the right to strike over the years; in the 2010s, despite it being illegal, they walked out on 15 November 2016,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/9256125/Prison-officers-stage-unofficial-walkout-on-day-of-public-sector-action.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/9256125/Prison-officers-stage-unofficial-walkout-on-day-of-public-sector-action.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Prison officers stage unofficial walkout on day of public sector action|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and again on 14 September 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/prison-officer-strike-ended-after-constructive-dialogue-11497432|title=Prison staff strike ended after union's 'constructive dialogue' with minister|website=Sky News}}</ref>