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NUJ's new place in the Sun
29/7/05: Twenty years after Wapping the NUJ is back at the Sun. In a historic turn around, Rupert Murdoch has today been forced to acknowledge a strong union chapel of well over 40 NUJ members and growing.
The spur came earlier this year when management announced the paper would be moving to Enfield and, while admitting there would be production redundancies, falsely claimed there would be no impact on journalists.
Since then there have been a swathe of redundancies among editorial staff and unpopular shift changes that have forced reporters to come into the office more often for no extra pay.
There has also been anger at the removal of several staff benefits, including proper payment for acting up into more senior roles. So far it seems staff will not be compensated for any of these losses.
The NUJ, despite receiving a steady stream of applications from staff at the News International title, is being blocked from recognition by Nisa, a staff association created by Murdoch to prevent union rights.
NUJ General Secretary Jeremy Dear said: “This is a great step and we are very proud of the staff at The Sun who were determined to get their union back.
“We never turned the lights off when we left Wapping and now we are determined they are going to burn brighter than ever.”
NUJ Newspaper Organiser Barry Fitzpatrick said: “It has taken a long time but will prove inevitable in the end.
“I would like to welcome The Sun back after this long, sad absence when staff at this great title have not been properly represented.”
For more information contact Jeremy Dear on 07855 384 287 or Barry Fitzpatrick on 07764 765 871.
Last modified: Friday, July 29, 2005
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