IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Journalists counter lockout with a work-in

Socialist Challenge No. 149, 29 May 1980 · p. 6 of the scan · 212 words

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page 6 of the scan

on weakening the unions.

their demands, together with a day's strike action.

work-in, to demand the right to work.

action.

straight occupation is on the cards, together with a right-towork demonstration at the end of this week Donations and support to:

Branch, NUJ, 314 Gray's Inn Rd, London WCI. SIR Alex Jarrett is boss of Reed International, the outfit which owns the Daily Mirror and IPC, which is about the biggest magazine company in Jarrett also chairs the CBI's committee on the 'Balance of Power', a high-powered group of bosses who formulate strategy This might well explain why 1,500 journalists at IPC have been locked out for the past month. They had put in a pay claim for 32 per cent, and worked a strict 40-hour week to back up When the journalists rejected management's final' offer of 17 per cent, they were all dismissed. The NUJ chapel decided to There has been good financial support, including £1,400 collected over night from journalists on the Daily Mirror. The Mirror Group Chapel has declared its full support for the magazine journalists, and will now consider taking solidarity inis demand for tull back pay is a furiner ractor i lne negotiations, over which management is extremely obstinate. A IPC dispute, c/o Magazine

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