GCHQ trade union ban
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The GCHQ trade union ban was a ban on trade union membership of employees at the Government Communications Headquarters in Cheltenham between 1984 and 1997. This was based on the claim by the Conservative government that it undermined national security. It sparked a dispute which became a cause célèbre, one of the most important trade union issues of the 1980s and the second longest continuously fought dispute in British trade union history.
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Date | 1 March 1984 – 13 May 1997 (1984-03-01 – 1997-05-13) |
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Duration | 13 years, 2 months and 12 days |
Venue | Government Communications Headquarters |
Location | Hubble Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
Coordinates | 51°53′58″N 2°07′28″W |
Type | Trade union membership ban |
Organised by | Second Thatcher ministry of Conservative government |
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