Unidad documental compuesta 1 - 1986 NUJ house agreement negotiations

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File of correspondence, notes and minutes of meetings, draft pay offers and house agreements relating to negotiations between GNL and the NUJ for a new house and photocomposition and new technology agreement, 23 September 1985 - 14 August 1986.

Correspondents and meeting attendees include Peter Preston (editor), Peter Hildrew (father of the chapel, London), Robin Thornber (father of the chapel, Manchester) and Jim Markwick (deputy managing director, GNL).

Also contains a copy of thr GNL and NUJ house agreement operative from the 1 April 1985; a memorandum to chapel members concerning the implications of the Data Protection Act, 14 April 1986; notice from Henry J Roche (chairman and chief executive of GMG) concerning the Guardian equal opportunity policy, 23 September 1985; paper outlining how a direct input system for journalists could be introduced at the Guardian (11 July 1986); a draft of the agreement on disputes and grievance procedure, [July] 1986 and a list of staff appointments at the Independent newspaper, c1986.

Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Peter Preston (1938-2018)

Records relating to individual staff are access restricted in line with the Data Protection Act.