Murdoch sets 6-month notice on print unions' agreements; News International
News International last night gave Fleet Street print unions six months' notice that their agreements are to be terminated.
The company, which is attempting to negotiate a deal to launch The London Post from a plant at Wapping, east London, has exempted from the ultimation of the National Union of Journalists.
The decision applies to The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun and News of the World and comes after the direct intervention of Mr Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News International, who last night chaired a meeting of his industrial relations executive in London.
The National Graphical Association, Sogat '82 and the Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers have refused to accept proposals for the Post which are based on a legally backed no-strike deal. The Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunication and Plumbing Union, whose national leadership has accepted the principles on offer, is included in the notice of termination of agreements.
A company spokesman said that the measures were necessary because the development of the company's business was 'well-nigh impossible. We find ourselves hog-tied by impossible demands. We are faced with a situation where we cannot secure the organization's future.'
He said that the NUJ had been exempted from the strategy because it had behaved 'constitutionally'.
The NGA, Sogat '82 and the AUEW have recently added a 'jobs for life' claim to their annual submission which management regards as an attempt to bring pressure to bear over the Post. Sogat '82 and the NGA are to hold ballots on industrial action next week and see last night's statement as an attempt to influence the outcome.
Mr Alf Parrish, NGA national officer for Fleet Street, said that his union had not acted unconstitutionally.
A spokesman for the National Union of Journalists said that he was concerned that the company appeared to be moving towards confrontation rather than negotiation. There was no logical reason why management had exempted journalists from the decision to end agreements other than the fact that unlike production unions their agreement did not end this month.
The company, which is attempting to negotiate a deal to launch The London Post from a plant at Wapping, east London, has exempted from the ultimation of the National Union of Journalists.
The decision applies to The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun and News of the World and comes after the direct intervention of Mr Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News International, who last night chaired a meeting of his industrial relations executive in London.
The National Graphical Association, Sogat '82 and the Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers have refused to accept proposals for the Post which are based on a legally backed no-strike deal. The Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunication and Plumbing Union, whose national leadership has accepted the principles on offer, is included in the notice of termination of agreements.
A company spokesman said that the measures were necessary because the development of the company's business was 'well-nigh impossible. We find ourselves hog-tied by impossible demands. We are faced with a situation where we cannot secure the organization's future.'
He said that the NUJ had been exempted from the strategy because it had behaved 'constitutionally'.
The NGA, Sogat '82 and the AUEW have recently added a 'jobs for life' claim to their annual submission which management regards as an attempt to bring pressure to bear over the Post. Sogat '82 and the NGA are to hold ballots on industrial action next week and see last night's statement as an attempt to influence the outcome.
Mr Alf Parrish, NGA national officer for Fleet Street, said that his union had not acted unconstitutionally.
A spokesman for the National Union of Journalists said that he was concerned that the company appeared to be moving towards confrontation rather than negotiation. There was no logical reason why management had exempted journalists from the decision to end agreements other than the fact that unlike production unions their agreement did not end this month.
The front of our Devon farmhouse is covered by a variety of climbing plants. Glancing outside recently, I saw that two or three small birds were busy on the clematis that wreathes the window.
With a mixture of hops and short, fluttering flights, they scoured the undersides of the leaves, picking off tiny insects. Although their greenish-olive plumage, with pale yellow-tinged underparts, was far from striking, their grace of form and delicacy of movement gave them a special charm. A party of willow warblers was doing its annual pest control.
It is many years since we had aphides or other insect problems in the garden. An abundance of birds, particularly blue and great tits, quickly eliminates any colonies that form early in the year, and on the rare occasions (about once a year) when I feel the need to use Riddex here: http://tailoryourhome.com/pest-management/how-does-riddex-work/, I use either pyrethrum or derris, which are harmless to birds.
The migrant willow warblers, which arrive in the spring and delight us with their sweet, tinkling song, nest in the "Devon banks'' and do a thorough clean-up of minute pests. Poking into the most obscure corners, they winkle out those that could found colonies the next year. These are the insects that could be screened from spraying or only partially affected, and so develop immunity.
Watching these frail-looking birds, it seems incredible that in early autumn they will set out on a journey to winter quarters in central and southern Africa. Casualties are heavy, but one bird has been recorded doing the return trip in six successive years.
They have to go as they feed entirely on insects, a characteristic that makes them invaluable to prudent farmers and gardeners. So the lesson is even though you don't need to use riddex much you should use it sometimes as recommended on http://tailoryourhome.com.
With a mixture of hops and short, fluttering flights, they scoured the undersides of the leaves, picking off tiny insects. Although their greenish-olive plumage, with pale yellow-tinged underparts, was far from striking, their grace of form and delicacy of movement gave them a special charm. A party of willow warblers was doing its annual pest control.
It is many years since we had aphides or other insect problems in the garden. An abundance of birds, particularly blue and great tits, quickly eliminates any colonies that form early in the year, and on the rare occasions (about once a year) when I feel the need to use Riddex here: http://tailoryourhome.com/pest-management/how-does-riddex-work/, I use either pyrethrum or derris, which are harmless to birds.
The migrant willow warblers, which arrive in the spring and delight us with their sweet, tinkling song, nest in the "Devon banks'' and do a thorough clean-up of minute pests. Poking into the most obscure corners, they winkle out those that could found colonies the next year. These are the insects that could be screened from spraying or only partially affected, and so develop immunity.
Watching these frail-looking birds, it seems incredible that in early autumn they will set out on a journey to winter quarters in central and southern Africa. Casualties are heavy, but one bird has been recorded doing the return trip in six successive years.
They have to go as they feed entirely on insects, a characteristic that makes them invaluable to prudent farmers and gardeners. So the lesson is even though you don't need to use riddex much you should use it sometimes as recommended on http://tailoryourhome.com.