Combinations of Workmen Act 1825

Combinations of Workmen Act 1825
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn act to repeal the Laws relating to the Combination of Workmen, and to make other Provisions in lieu thereof.
Citation6 Geo. 4. c. 129
Territorial extent United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent6 July 1825
Commencement6 July 1825
Repealed29 June 1871
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Repealed byCriminal Law Amendment Act 1871
Relates to
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Combinations of Workmen Act 1825 (6 Geo. 4. c. 129) was an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom, which prohibited trade unions from attempting to collectively bargain for better terms and conditions at work, with the exception of increased wages and better working hours and suppressed the right to strike.