those who unques. was made Chancellor of Germany in a Does anyone still believe martyrs?
concretely Roy Hatand no liberty. The vile in South Africa is based on the agalnst ponuton are EDDIE SHAH has gone back on every agreement the NGA has made with him over many years. But Shah is only the thin end of the wedge of the assault the newspaper owners are unions. With a couple of anti-union renegades to help him Shah hopes to produce his papers cheap labour, minimum of around f120.
New technology in the print maustry means that no great skill is needed to produce Shah hopes to get away with using a few who can type a bit, and with a renegade overseer to put it all right.
Another renegade can operate the press and train a few more desperate-forwork people — not really scabs maybe to do the dirty and heavy jobs.
Shah has even boasted of getting YTS people in at £25 per week. from the Manpower Services Commission. Instead of paying six Nud lypescuicis a pru per wage, he can take on the print with the NGA YTS trainees on the cheap He can afford a few hold ups and delays while they the job. technology gives Shah that learn choice.
(Birmingham NGA)
The NGA is probably the oldest, wealthiest and most union in the UK. It has £10 Preserve an income of f130,000 a week. It has a small highly skilled membership of 133,000. The NGA through its tough, resolute approach to national and Diall negotiations has some of the highest workers in It has its Fleet Street vanguard as its force for keeping up wages in the entire print Industry.
In the last 20 years, the NGA has pulled the wage Tattes in the general printing to reasonable level despite many closures, redundancies and even with the staffing reductions caused by new technology.
The NGA is one of the few unions to establish the hour week without selling breaks and bonuses. operates serious overtime bans after redundancies and ensures an effective training programme for all recruited to the industry.
Manning CUCU loyment negotiated with all technical innovation. The NGA is not perfect, but it's a lot better than Duffy!!
Shah is a leading element 'crush Cane NGA' brigade. Already his friends - Robert Maxwell, Bailey-Forman, Dimbleby, assistance of the Economic League nave CescE u rationalised their plants without negotiations. Then they set up scab nonA victory for this band of employ pick-axe wielding callysicis who thugs from 'security' firms would lead to a total escalation of anti-union activity in the printing industris is a tent ne working class cannot afford to lose. If the NGA goes under then nobody's wages and conditions are guaiallictu tionalisers will ine lory la carve up every industry and union in the country.