Dimbleby newspapers in country. dustrial disputes.
climb down over the NGA.
The dispute Dimbleby newspapers originates from a strike by NUJ members ovel the company's of TBF printers Nottingham. TBF is a subsidiary, with the owners as T Bailey ForIllall — le pubistiels of the Nottingham Evening FOSL There NUJ fought a bitter battle when 28 members were sacked in a national pay dispute in Since the NUJ is in MAYBE MARK Thatcher's mam didn't know what her boy was doing in Oman but his Daddy certainly did. All that nice lolly Mark copped for just happening to be around when Mammy was 'batting for Britain' went straight into the account of a company called Monteagle Marketing Ltd at Barclays Bank, 415 The Strand of course the signatories that account are Mark, a guy called Steve Tipping, and daddy Thatcher himself.
Mind you there is nothing suspicious all Daddy just happened to be with mammy when she Oman autorities for Bhi- chatting tain whilst Mark was coincidentally wandering around the place.
When asked what he was doing there he is said to have replied, I was bloody lost as Daddy says he had no idea of what went on, adthat NUJ support for the strike of its members at Richmond is illegal is a massive blow against trade union solidarity in this Its ramifications will be felt in many inThe reason the House of Lords have been able to impose this decision is a direct result of the TUC's dispute against T Bailey Forman it could well be entitled, even under the Tebbit laws, to take action against paper being printed by them although this in itself is doubtful. But the courts have neatly sidestepped the issue by declaring TBF printers and. Ballev For. man to be two different companies. Thus action Anyone for a G&T? ding in fact he rarely has, all he went for was the gin and tonics Mr eagles 'into catering' 'but he doesn't mean they sell cream cakes. Mark's personal assistant, Brenda Sauger explains catersecondary therefore illegal.
The ramifications of the judgement are important for solidarity activity Now, any astute employer owning a large company can sel Companies a sallic • tactorv thus ensur ing that any dispute in a particular section will against one employer only A factory-wide strike will be illegal. Action by workers in one part of a firm in support of sacked or victimised colleagues in another part of the same firm easily declared illegal The Dimbleby case, left over before Christmas. courts' rolling offensive against the unions. The sion against the NUJ was made days after the courts found in favour of Eddie Shah over the NGA Stockport dispute. If the TUC had stood firm and mobilsed in defence of the NUA the courts in turn have been more Caluous une event, they used the victory over the NGA to Soul une Dou into SOGAT, now into the NUJ.
To add insult to injury