The National Graphical Association strike at the Stockport Messenger newspaper group, owned by Eddie Shah, related to the company breaking the closed shop agreement established across the provincial newspaper industry. In July 1983, six NGA members took strike action and were dismissed. The company successfully used the 1980 and 1982 Employment Acts to prevent both the boycotting of work and advertising, and secondary picketing at its other plants at Bury and Warrington. When the NGA ignored court injunctions, it faced heavy fines and sequestration of funds. There was a strike by NGA members on the national press in late November, but by January 1984, the union, with its funds frozen was having difficulty in continuing normal operations. It decided to purge its contempt and abide by the injunctions. The strike finally ended in May 1984 and the sacked workers were found work elsewhere. This leaflet criticises the TUC for failing to give a statement of support for a 24 - hour print strike in December 1983

Title	Stockport Messenger dispute, 1984
Maker	Trades Union Congress
Production Date	1984
Format	Leaflet
Copyright	Unite - the Union
Holding Institution	TUC Library Collections, London Metropolitan University
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