c. 141) was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which sought to criminalize breach of contract by workers against their employers.

[2] Although it did still give employers and prosecutors warrant to prosecute breach of contract the act was more progressive than the former standard set by the Combinations of Workmen Act 1825 whereby employees seeking to form labor unions and such could be prosecuted for criminal conspiracy in restraint of trade.

Under the new standard employees could only be charged for "aggrevated cases" and breach of contract, which was at the time seen as an improvement.

[4] Of note is the fact that this piece of legislation was passed by the conservative statesman Benjamin Disraeli and his likewise conservative political bloc.

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