Court House of Lords | ||
 | ||
Citation(s) [1941] UKHL 2, [1942] AC 435 Similar Torquay Hotel Co Ltd v Cou, Mogul Steamship Co Ltd v, Quinn v Leathem, Lumley v Gye, Taff Vale Rly Co v Amalgam | ||
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.
Contents
Facts
In the Harris Tweed industry on the island of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, several independent producers of tweed cloth were in a dispute with the Transport and General Workers' Union over working conditions. The TGWU called on dockers in Stornoway, also TGWU members to refuse to handle the yarn imported to the island by the producers.
Judgment
The House of Lords held that there was no actionable conspiracy in this case. Lord Chancellor Simon said,
Lord Thankerton said the following.
Lord Wright affirmed that the union had a right to take part in Collective bargaining and more than that said,