In September 1991 the Society of Graphical and Allied Trades (SOGAT), with a history dating back to the 1760s, merged with the National Graphical Association (NGA) to form the Graphical, Paper and Media Union (GPMU). With full access to the union's records, John Gennard and Peter Bain have produced a wide-ranging history of SOGAT up to its merger with the NGA in 1991. This study has been organized into four sections. The first is concerned with the formation of SOGAT, its break-up in 1972 and subsequent reformation. The factors leading to SOGAT's merger with the NGA are also covered. The second part deals the organizational financial structure of the National Union of Printing, Bookbinding and Paperworks (NUPB & PW) and SOGAT. The third analyzes the relationship between the NUPB & PW and SOGAT and other print trade union bodies, the TUC and the Labour Party. The fourth part examines SOGAT's relations with the various employers and includes an anlysis of the News International dispute. In addition to presenting a thorough study of the union, this book provides a valuable insight into the paper and printing industries during a period of great change.
By:
Peter Bain,
John Gennard
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 1.088kg
ISBN: 9780415130769
ISBN 10: 041513076X
Pages: 708
Publication Date: 07 September 1995
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Primary
,
Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface CHAPTER 1 THE PRINTING AND PAPERMAKING INDUSTRIES IN 1955 AND 1991 PART I INTER-UNION RELATIONSHIPS CHAPTER 2 THE FORMATION OF SOGAT: ITS CAUSES CHAPTER 3 RELATIONS BETWEEN NUPB&PW AND OTHER PRINTING AND PAPERMAKING UNIONS CHAPTER 4 THE ACTUAL FORMATION OF SOGAT AND ITS RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER PRINT UNIONS CHAPTER 5 THE BREAK-UP OF SOGAT CHAPTER 6 THE FORMATION OF SOGAT (82): GENERAL CAUSES CHAPTER 7 THE ACTUAL FORMATION OF SOGAT (82) CHAPTER 8 THE MERGER OF SOGAT (82) AND THE NGA (82): THE CREATION OF THE GRAPHICAL, PAPER AND MEDIA UNION (GPMU): GENERAL CAUSES CHAPTER 9 THE ACTUAL MERGER OF SOGAT (82) AND THE NGA (82) PART II CONSTITUTIONAL AND FINANCIAL STRUCTURE CHAPTER 10 DECISION-MAKING STRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTS CHAPTER 11 THE FINANCIAL STRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTS PART III THE WIDER TRADE UNION AND LABOUR MOVEMENT CHAPTER 12 RELATIONS WITH WIDER PRINT UNION BODIES CHAPTER 13 RELATIONS WITH THE TRADES UNION CONGRESS CHAPTER 14 RELATIONS WITH THE LABOUR PARTY PART IV RELATIONS WITH EMPLOYERS CHAPTER 15 THE GENERAL PRINTING TRADE AND PROVINCIAL NEWSPAPER EMPLOYERS: (I) WAGES AND HOURS MOVEMENTS, 1955–91 CHAPTER 16 THE GENERAL PRINTING TRADE AND PROVINCIAL NEWSPAPER EMPLOYERS: (2) OTHER EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AND TRAINING CHAPTER 17 PAPER MAKING AND PAPER CONVERSION CHAPTER 18 NATIONAL NEWSPAPER PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION CHAPTER 19 THE NEWS INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CHAPTER 20 RELATIONS WITH OTHER EMPLOYERS’ ORGANISATION
JOHN GENNARD Professor of Human Resource Management Strathclyde Business School and PETER BAIN Lecturer in Human Resource Management Strathclyde Business School.
