IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Journalists vote on new offer

Socialist Challenge No. 79, 18 January 1979 · pp. 11-12 of the scan · 302 words

The scan: sc-n79-jan-18-1979.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 11 of the scan

IF THE provincial journalists vote this week to reject the 14.5 per cent pay offer from their employers, it will be in spite of the lack of a strategy from the leadership of the NUJ to bring the six-week successful conclusion.

The union's newspapers industrial council has called for the offer to be rejected.

Many promises printers strike to ing Post.

provincial instatement, which is intended to mean that it cannot make the Labour treatment of journalists and the viciously anti-union Nottingham EvenAt the same time, the NUJ has agreed to prevent any local action against strike breakers.

If the journalists are to fight on, the strike will require firm mer casing numbers of workers now taking action against the 5 per cent, opportunities certainly exist to make the links that can end the In particular, with over a dozen chapels now producing alternative newspapers, these bulletins could be used to unite struggles in the localities. Mass march and rally against Called the unions at the Times. Thursday 25 January, 11.30am, assemble in Arundel Street, WC1 (just off Temple mass organisations (Campaign for Labour Party Democracy, ano me trade bodies, Campaign for Democracy in the Labour Movement, *The SCLV would hold meeting at the London region Party conference in March on how to fight rent and While these steps are to be welcomed, they don't give a ASSEMBLY POINTS: LUNCHTIME: 11.30 EVENING: 6.00

PICKETS

SATURDAY 27 JAN.

onwards 399 OXFORD ST 56 WHITCOMB ST.

Socialist Challenge 18 January 1979 page 11

page 12 of the scan

leadership tried to put a brake on further discussion and strongly suggested that criticisms of Mao Tse-tung But a lively discussion has continued as new posters increasingly in other cities as well. . It called for an end to mass rallies

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Garners' ANNIVERSARY

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