Sun Struck
Socialist Press1978 1978-08-05Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 12 →
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As we go to press there is no indication of which way talks have gone that are aimed at settling the pay dispute by journalists on the Sun, which has caused the loss of seven consecutive issues. « While the NUJ last week made the dispute official, it also took the dangerous step of involving ACAS officials in the ment of Alan Thornett, who was elected deputy convenor by shop floor ballot last December.
When this basic issue of defence of trade union rights in the factory came up on the agenda of the Region 5 Committee meetstrike after all 220 editorial staff had been sacked for taking industrial action.
The journalists are seeking a way around the pay laws, demanding a productivity deal that does not involve an increase in working hours or a cut in jobs on top of their 10% Phase 3 increase.
July 12 and the successful lobby of the Regional Committee yesterday shows that this can be done"
And it goes on to the link between this and others within TGWU:
"In addition, the weight show fight the