IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Printworkers

Socialist Challenge No. 15, 29 September 1977 · p. 4 of the scan · 287 words

The scan: sc-n15-sep-29-1977.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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Her: A shot get back This firt TERHEIDO OCH BABIE PRINTWORKERS in the Natlonal Grapbical Association together with journalists have been given the green light hy their union executives to take industrial action against racist reporting. la the first ever juint agreement between the NGA and the NEJ on editoria! content, the unions state: 'The lies and methods of the racists shonk he publicly and rigorously ex The eight-point statement goes on to say that newspapers and racist material, and recogmises the 'right of members to withold their Jabour on grounds of consciencE DecRuse employersare providinge platform for racist propagandu. WE SUSINE oilered le members of either endon taking 'I's a bit of a homb-shell' Jerrom told Socialist Challenge 'and we don't intend to let it fird MUTTEES perhaps a Neger Interest than Journalists in how their skills are employed on issnes of this kind.

this Joint statement give La member Communist Party, adds that righ wingers in the NGÀ will now hav to argue what members should print racist filth.

While the print unions have interference in the press barons "right" to publish what they like, the new statement Toons 4oH decision of the NGA executive to support any memben taking action to secure a right of герву 1o the reactionary muck published about the Grunwick strike, including advertisements by the National Association for The agreement between NGA and NUJ Incledes Joint support for the journaläses' code of conduct on race reporting under which compiaints Journalists on the Sun, Daily Mail, and Sunday Express are to be examined by the NUJI executive weeks.

Jourealists on several local papers have alrendy taken CANIE Grabam Smith, But it has not yer

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