A History Of The Society Of Graphical And

A History of the Society of Graphical and Allied Tradesis a wide-ranging history of SOGAT up to its merger with the National Graphical Association in 1991, forming the Graphical, Paper and Media Union. This books discusses the formation of SOGAT, its breakup in 1972 and its subsequant reformation and the factors dealing with its merger with the NGA. John Gennard and Peter Bain also discuss the the organizational and financial structure of the Unions and the relationship between SOGAT and other Union bodies. In addition to providing a thorough study of the union,A History of the Society of Graphical and Allied Tradesprovides a valuable insight into the paper and printing industries during a period of great change and examines some of the most momentous events in recent British industrial relations history. _

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Preface
Foreword
List of main abbreviations used and notes on the text
The Printing and Papermaking Industries in 1955 and 1991	p. 1
The Formation of Sogat: Its Causes	p. 45
Relations Between NUPBandPW and Other Printing and Papermaking Unions	p. 69
The Actual Formation of Sogat and Its Relationships with Other Print Unions	p. 92
The Break-Up of Sogat	p. 116
The Formation of Sogat (82): General Causes	p. 148
The Actual Formation of Sogat (82)	p. 173
The Merger of Sogat (82) and the NGA (82): The Creation of the Graphical, Paper and Media Union (GPMU): General Causes	p. 194
The Actual Merger of Sogat (82) and the NGA (82)	p. 221
Decision-Making Structure Developments	p. 249
The Financial Structure Developments	p. 301
Relations with Wider Print Union Bodies	p. 343
Relations with the Trades Union Congress	p. 372
Relations with the Labour Party	p. 415
The General Printing Trade and Provincial Newspaper Employers: (1) Wages and Hours Movements, 1955-91	p. 449
The General Printing Trade and Provincial Newspaper Employers: (2) Other Employment Conditions and Training	p. 480
Papermaking and Paper Conversion	p. 511
National Newspaper Production and Distribution	p. 561
The News International Dispute	p. 601
Relations with Other Employers' Organisations	p. 630
Appendix 1: National Officials of NUPBandPW and SOGAT (1955-91)	p. 653
Appendix 2: The SOGAT Family Tree, 1955-91	p. 655
Index	p. 657
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