By Hilary region NGA IN PORTSMOUTH • last week 40 printers from the local evening newspaper occupied the press room and stopped the printing of the scab paper.
Many pickets belonging to the National Association have been arrested picket lines country after being locked out by management .The lock-outs followed the breakdown in negotiations between the NGA, Printing Industries Federation, Driver, London action and La lot more at stake.
The Wing in new technology. lnis tney need organisation Graphical unions.
Although around the Line brusn line.
demanding flared basic wage of £80 newspaper the Wolverhampton While the issue of pay and and Star, the hours sparked off the industrial Press, subsequent lock- Portsmouth. outs, under the surface there is employers want to restructure the industrv to br. closed shop.
To do orenk the of the print tion of the majority of employers in the printing inaustry Have now made interim agreements with the NGA, the Newspaper Society bosses who press are taking a much harder This is why the dispute has around local • publishers, such as and the in The Tory Employment Bill will strengthen the employers oy wnucrmmg une pre-culy Unfortunately, the print unions have been weakened by the craft-consciousness tradiululs Although SOGAT, SLADE and the NUJ have become involved in the their response has generally been uncoordinated.
re nece or a ae mou in the print industry is burning.
the outcome of the present dispute, lack of unity will mean that it is likely the DOSSeS W SuCccco HE resume turing the industry at the expense of the workers.