Bridlington Principles (original) (raw)

The Bridlington Principles are a set of rules aimed at resolving conflicts among trade unions. First drafted in 1939, they initially required that unions did not attempt to "poach" each other's members, in the interests of a cohesive, non-conflictual atmosphere of industrial relations. In TU branch meetings, membership applications from members of other unions are often "accepted subject to Bridlington". The four principles cover: 1. * Co-operation and the prevention of disputes 2. * Membership 3. * Organisation and recognition 4. * Inter-union disputes and industrial action