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Contains correspondence and figures relating to the formulation of the 1986/7 Observer budget. Blank forms for cost centre managers; schedules comparing the current budget with projected, and later actual, costs for 1985/6 and actual costs for the preceding years; memorandums relating to budget assumptions, printing costs, budget cuts and staffing costs particularly in relation to magazine spending, opinion polls costs in relation to the expected election, a planned office move to Battersea; figures showing the editorial cost per column for the year ended 30 September 1986 and a letter from the Lonrho board approving the submitted budget (October 1986).

Primary Correspondents include: John Nuttall-Smith, David Bishop, Roger Harrison and Jean Atkinson
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

Corespondence and other records concerning relations between the Observer and NATSOPA.

The records have been split into three files containing correspondence relating to: staff disputes, union membership, member contributions, negotiations about overtime, wages, flexibility of working week, working hours, maternity, overtime and retirement, as well as NATSOPA membership leaflets. Each file also includes the following:

File 1 (1926-1969), including:

• NATSOPA information booklet (July 1955).
• Tristan Jones' correspondence (1953 - 1966).

File 2 (1969-1974), including:

• Correspondence from NATSOPA stating that the amalgamation of NATSOPA and SOGAT has dissolved (4 February 1972).

File 3 (1975-1985):

• NATSOPA prize-giving invitation (10 June 1971).
• SOGAT annual dinner invitation (16 February 1974).
• Correspondence about NATSOPA strike (September 1982).
• SOGAT Clerical House agreement (31 August 1984).
• Correspondence and memos mainly sent by Jean Atkinson (Personnel Manager) about members of staff and job positions at the Observer (1982-1986).
  Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

Records concerning Observer relations with NATSOPA.

During the period in which these papers were produced, NATSOPA was at different times part of, separate from and associated with the Society of Graphical and Allied Trades (SOGAT), and this is reflected in the records.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

Notes and memos relating to negotiations with Observer machine room staff represented by NATSOPA.

Includes minutes of a NATSOPA Machine chapel meeting held on 23 August 1972.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

This file contains correspindence between Observer staff and Roger Harrison in 1984.

Key themes of this file are: salary reviews and increases, bonus payments, budget review meeting notes, editorial costs, retainers, business targets, performance reviews, editorial control, staff appointments, personnel department end of year report, new clerical rates, merit increases, meeting with Jim Warren, NUJ 1984 Claim, NUJ merit awards, retiring staff, updates to clerical grading structure, sick pay scheme.

Also includes: christmas pay arrangements, freelance contributors becoming subject to PAYE and national insurance contributions, Lonrho share option scheme, christmas holidays, personnel adverts, house award to canteen staff, request for extension of time for copytakers on friday evenings, letter from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces, request for an additional secretary to work on the Colour Magazine, memo on bus and tube strikes, Welcome to the Observer booklet.

Key correspondents: Roger Harrison, Jean Atkinson, David Bishop.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison