File 1 - 1988 NUJ house agreement negotiations

1 file

Records relating to the use of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) in the negotiations for a new Guardian Newspapers Limited and National Union of Journalists house agreement, December 1987 - July 1988.

Includes: a report by Ian Ashcroft on the Guardian's finances, December 1987; minutes of a chapel meeting held on 7 January 1988; the 1988 Financial Times NUJ house agreement, February 1988; Guardian editorial headcount report summary, 29 February 1988; correspondence between Ken Dodd and the editor of the Press Association and managing editor of The Times concerning working hours and house agreements, February 1988; draft of a written statement and submission for the arbitrator from the company, March 1988; notes made prior to an ACAS meeting 7 March 1988; correspondence between Ken Dodd and Robert Armstrong concerning numbers of contracted staff, January 1988; terms of reference for arbitration and the progress of discussions, March 1988; ACAS guide to arbitration and mediation, nd; CVs for potential arbitrators, March 1988; arbitrators report and award, April 1988; a letter concerning an individual staff dispute, July 1988 and a comparison of ABC figures for the circulation of national newspapers between July - December 1986 and July - December 1987, nd.

Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Kenneth Dodd

Subject to access restrictions in line with the Data Protection Act and confidentiality.