This legal action against SOGAT, Wapping plant.
The Times and Sunday Times journalists are also balloting on taking strike action against the sackillg of eight journalists who had refused to move to the scab plant. instead of eing. advantage ficulties Murdoch Is tac ing, and calling for stepped support solidarity from the rest of the movement, TUC general secretary Norman® Willis is chiefly demanding the scaus tercede on behalf of the sacked workers! ! Willis has asked the EETPU and the NUJ to 'use their best endeavours with their members at Wapping and 400U talks? resumption The 'best endeavours' that the electricians and THERE has been an escalation of flying pickets, and bigger mass pickets at Wapping in the struggle against News International. This is the aftermath of the successful outcome of the ballot on Murdoch's offer and the advances made at the Society of Graphical and Allied Trades (Sogat 82) conference. Rupert Murdoch's affidavits to the High Court in now postponed, reveal the demoralising impact this picketing is having on the electricians and journalists scabbing in the journalists make would be to strike in supThis should be the axis of the TUC's call.
We already saw what the 'best endeavours' of the Sun journalists amounted to when, after voting to strike, they were bought off by Murdoch extra £2000 a year TOT each. Only appeals based on class solidarity, not on Murdoch's supposed good nature, can deal with such bribery. Willis didn't know that such principles could be defended before the outcome of the sacked printers ballot he should take that on board now.
An attempt put together another sell-out package undoubtedly lies Murdoch's decision postpone until 7 July his action against the text of the greater self conthe printers such a legal move at present would only stiffen their resolve and bring solidarity action from the rest of the movement.
Clearly Murdoch now relying on the SOGAT conference decision to 'maintain the independence of the union' mean what Brenda Dean would like the scaling down of any action to prevent a clash with the courts. Murdoch rightly reasons that the interpretation Une sacked pickets give this resolution refusal back down in front CUlL orders the miners also refused.
The key to preventing any new sell-out deal being accepted is to continue the mass meetings which discuss and decide the conduct of the dispute with the liaison committee of representatives striking chapels. these, together with stepping up the picketing, is the key task in the coming davs. * Thursday 10 July * FOR THE Getting it wrong on IT IS totally wrong to draw a balance sheet of the SOGAT conference at Scarborough