| Description | File 1 (1972-1974):
Contains correspondence and memos relating to: national NPA negotiations with the NUJ (and Institute of Journalists) (1972-1974); unqualified journalists (1972); proposals for a four day week (1973); national NUJ/NPA meetings; non-regular engagements (1973); the NUJ ballot over the NPA wage claim (1972); amendments made to the National Agreement for freelance journalists who are NUJ members (1973-1974); the NUJ House Agreement (1974); an NUJ request to the NPA for guidelines on reporting during industrial strife (1974); changes to the wage rates (1974); redundancies at the Scottish Daily and Sunday Express and the Evening Citizen (March 1974); and work stoppages, including NPA/NUJ meeting and NPA council meeting minutes (Feb-Mar 1974).
Key correspondents include: Roger Harrison; John O'Keefe, Adrian Ketterer [NPA]; DC Hole (Pay Board) and KP Obank.
File 2 (1974-1982):
Contains: minutes and correspondence between National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Newspaper Publishers Association (NPA) regarding revisions to the National Agreement for Journalists (1975); minutes highlighting NUJ's intention of withdrawing from the NUJ/NPA National Agreement unless amendments are made that both parties agree on (1978); a press statement about NUJ negotiations with NPA over a 10% salary increase (1978); journalists' earnings questionnaire and analysis (1978-1979); correspondence about an NUJ claim for the revision of the Freelance Agreement (1980); correspondence and reports referring to an editorial 'perks' analysis covering: holidays, maternity leave, travel, camera allowance, death benefits, insurance (1981) and reports and memos discussing the NUJ/NPA National Dispute Procedure Agreement (1981- 1982). |