IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Journalists step up battle for closed shop

Socialist Challenge No. 1, 9 June 1977 · pp. 4-5 of the scan · 423 words

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The courts were doing their bit tod. Only ten of the 74 anti-fascist delendants have received legal matters aid, althouth a third of the 15 cases neard so tar have resulted in amour to.1:4,000, The liest black defendant has been fined E105, the The April 23 Commitee Aguinst Racism und Fuscism is appealiag tn uil trades enionists. Labour parties and student unions fo support the on-gning asti-fascist Strupele hy backine the trade council inquiry into the Tascist march and police action on 23 April, affiliating to the cumpoign, donations information, hond-ous, collec non cheers, and speakers are all April Commitee cro 28 Middle Lane, London Af. Cheques should be Mate payable to the Appi 23 dnes mot hare a very high opinion of ibe NUIT. Editors, she believes, shonld have total freedom to hire und fire, and control over editorial The union, she considers, has aiready fallen down on is pro fessional duties in its atlecupls to control the reporting of racial Sa Ms Smith, now employed on the Darlingion and Stockion Times, has refused to join the NUJ, and last Friday over a hunEngland Neuspapers group came their post-entry closed shop •le sniege conses oolva fortsighrafter journnlises in Ketterin uccessfully fought a bitrer 24 week lock-out to maintain a 100 resolute support at the unon's ainual conference in April ta marshal the forces thai the NU leadershiphad failed tocallon.

The Journaliste cow out in Darlington, Teeside and Durbam are decermined not to be isolared in their barile. Already pracrically to crass the picker lines.

Dul enche abille of elitars papers wirh a lictle belp from their Friends in the roactionary Institute al Journalists (which Ms Smith joined immedietcy the strike began), the solldarity of print workers is vital. To date the print unsons, which have long enjoyed sbown litte support for the NUJ's -We believe the clused shop is way we Il Improve our bergaining pusition, especially will the three! to johs posed by new teclimology." Mike Duggan. NUt fatber of ebe chapel for the North of England papers, toldSocelist Challenge.

*When it comes to froedom of the press, we ask whose freedom it k. It's newspaper managements generally who sappress views and The NUI's Code of Coaducr repiy, as well as opposition to the салопа оготовол о1 гасівні аск sexisie. "If the closed shop means the Code', Mike adds. "I will be very pleased' Resolutions of support, draglices, detais ol pickets from: NLU Strike Citee, 9 Victoria Road. Darlington, Phone0325 50282 GEOFFREYSHERIDAN

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SOCIALIST CHALLENGE June 1977

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