By an NUJ striker ROBERT Maxwell, Labour Party member and millionaire publisher, who claims to be a 'socialist', sacked nine journalists Fridav - just two davs after we had gone on strike.
The nine NUJ members work in the iournals production department ot Pergammon Press Oxford.
For than months we have been trylet accolate an asce"
ment with Maxwell over а 1980 рау claim, alla comparability with other unionised publishers.
57 unionised publishers, Pergammon.
I he should have been concluded by 31 August last year, but Maxwell didn't the union until Hiccl November. He had refused to attend cancelled some 20 earlier meetings. His final offer SIXTY-five journalists are still in occupation Books Hackney, East London three months after the dispute began.
management negotiate a settlement, the first January.
Annabel McLaren, NUJ mother of the chapel, ine creaton ora unto bu the employers are likely to stick the question back pay.
Futura is owned by the Printie corporacome under the control Dublishiel nopen Maxwet.
With a massive crisis in the print industry, wants to introduce a plan' Annabel McLaren says: •BPC wants 0 cen c on on an e present occupation has put rigin a ture redunosinicies. strong position® HACKNEY Trades Council, one of BEne half dozen trades which had supported the Hands Off conference to be held later this month, withdrew its support last Thursday.
This followed the decision by te luc lo disar filiate any trades council which backs the conference, Dul nackucy that this was not the reason for its athended l resolution supported by a large majority of the 50 delegates at the meenne cecared une trade.
policy and reaffirmed its commitare ano and self-determination for the Irish people.
porters and Party WELC LIUSC W1l0 arquee asamst suobort tol the forthcoming conthis month was a 10 per cell pay loc We are demanding an increase of between and 25 per cent on basic pay of around £3,000 a year, five weeks holiday, 35-hour week and sick pay scheme which is not discretionary.
The NUJ claim would cost Pergammon at most one per cent of profit in 1980 Maxwell has just gained control of BPC, and now boasts of the f20m liquid assets under his control.
The NGA print chapel Pergammon has decided not to handle work arom une ourials production department. Post Office WULKCIS. local government workers, and unionised deliting the picket.
The strikers are determined that Maxwell the self-proclaimed socialist should not able treat trade unionists with f we'd beer working normally, we would prob ably be deciding to go eidi a threat on strike ClOSUIC hanging UVeI neads. Now we none to de le a position to have a say in what happens National Union of journansts, parucularly tne magazine and book branches, are giving practical support to the vaupanon ine transoort umoll is alse ouncially suboorun? it and Will be naiting the movement of teachers associations have agreed not to buy educational material from ine conloany. DUL lIC DIll unions, while *sympathishave not given their official back As BPC faces massive restrucuurne ano recoancies, the print unions leaders hand over fist. All printing agreements or ve beer LOTI unions negotiate to sell jobs So a victory now in BPC might go some way to stem the tide of redundancies that swccolle lic ColliDally and the print industry general.
which has been called by the Smash the Preven-
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