英国是工业革命的摇篮,世界工人运动的发源地。英国的工会运动已有200多年的历史,从1945年到60年代初期,英国工会不断发展壮大,70年代英国工会发展到顶峰。全英总工会对政府具有相当大的影响力,工会通过与工党政府协商,可以在就业、医疗、劳动保护等许多方面制定法律,维护工人的利益。1979年工党下台, Britain is the cradle of the industrial revolution and the birthplace of the world’s workers’ movement. The union movement in Britain has been in existence for more than 200 years. From 1945 to the early 1960s, the union of the United Kingdom continued to grow and develop, and the development of the British union reached its peak in the 1970s. The All England Federation of Trade Unions has considerable influence over the government. By consulting with the Labor government, the union can enact laws in many aspects such as employment, medical treatment and labor protection so as to safeguard the interests of workers. The Labor Party stepped down in 1979,