The January issue of the Journal, official organ of the Post Office linginesring Gnicn, contained a discussion article by John Regan entitiod: The Union and a Strike Policy’. Te dealt with the limitations of present union procedures:
"If we fsil to reach -asreement the only way left is arbitratian, let us look at a number of issues. Quite rocently wo took 5 paints to arbitration, (a) Double pay for Sundeys. (b) Double valuction Bank Holidays. (c) Double pay Christmas and Good Friday. (d) Lbelition overriding maxima for overtime. (e) Payment helf rote extra for Saturday rota, This was completely rojected on all pointsases.
",eeebefore the pay pouse was introduced,..we submitted a wage claim, It was rejected oma anm-offer no doubt made, was rejected by the Gxecutive of the Unions Due to the slowness of our procedure by the time our claim wis heard by the irbitration Gourt the Pay Pause had commenced, The result will be mown to many membors. The P.O. stated thet they would only vay 54% irrespoctive of the award amd when we had an award of 7#, they carried out their policy and only paid 2% when the Peuse Pause was officially terminated..." The article ends with a call for serious consideration of the cstabliahment of a strike fund soumenting that "The calling of dtrikes in certain positions is the wey to make our presences felt..."
On Sunday morning, January 26th, a morch in support of the Spray & Turgassa strikers was organised by their union, the Nottingham and listrict Hosiory Finishers' Association. Tho strikers and their supporters, headed by the Hottingham Trades Council Penner, marchod into the city contre, where a short meeting was hold. The spuskers inchigod Peter Price s2oalcing as a teacher and a nenber of the Labour Porty,/ sseured the moating that the Labour Party members would protest to the chairman of the Yatch Committes about the action of the Polise in stoping the march from taking placo on Saturday afternoon. ifter one of tha pickets had drown attention to the unfeveurable publicity in the local prass, the vice-chairman of the
es Gouncil, Licrisl Jacobs, promiissd full support, in the form of mublicity, cre@snisational sunport,ote., Prom the Trades Council. The mucting was closed by Jack CVharlasworth, s2crctary of the Hosisry Tinichers' Associaticn, who informed the moating thet the unien was teing charged £21 for the use of Snointen Taths for one hoi +t
By Monday nearly half of the strikers had roported back to work, but not 211 were allowed to resume. Ths men vlaim that the management have gons hack on their offer te leave open the jobs