| Level | Item |
| Ref No | OBS/1/2/2/4/2/4 |
| Title | NPA Joint Standing Committee |
| Date | 1976-1983 |
| Extent | 2 files |
| Creator Name | The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison |
| Description | Papers relating to The Joint Standing Committee for the National Newspaper Industry, set up [by the NPA] to facilitate discussion between publishers and trade unions and to be responsible for the overall supervision of new technology, methods and use of workforce. Includes references to other organisations in the National Newspaper Industry (Associated Newspaper Ltd, Beaverbrook Newspapers Ltd, The Daily Telegraph Ltd, The Financial Times Ltd, Times Newspapers Ltd, Guardian Newspapers Ltd, Mirror Group Newspapers Ltd, News Group Newspapers Ltd.) and to various trade unions (EEPTU, SOGAT, NGA, NUJ & NATSOPA).
Records include:
File 1:
- Booklet issued by the Joint Standing Committee for National Newspapers referring to the future relationships between national newspapers, Trade Unions and publishers. Description of the role of the Joint Standing Committee for National Newspapers (November 1976).
- Correspondence and reports about applications made to the European Social Fund for Financial Assistance detailing the cost of retraining employees from the newspaper industry (1976-1979).
- Drafts of various agreements: dispute procedures, procedures for manpower and technology, training rules.
File 2:
- Correspondence, statements, reports, agendas and minutes of meetings between NPA (Newspaper Publishers Association), newspaper publishers, Trade Unions and the Joint Standing Committee.
- Accounting Reports for the Joint Standing Committee (1976-1980). |
| Access Status | Open(part) |
| Access Conditions | Subject to access restrictions in line with the Data Protection Act. |
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