File 209: Strikes - 1976, 1976-1977

MLMSS 9894/Box 492

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1976-1977

9597760

Copy of PKIU State News December 1976; January 1977.
Copy of The Sun, November 22, 1976.
Copy of The Fair Facts November 11, 1976.
Newspaper clippings covering the strike from October 21-December 20.
List of and copies of leaders published in the Sydney Morning Herald during the strike and two in The Sun.
Daily staff notices as put out by A. Cragg. These bulletins gave sizes of the various papers and progress reports on the strike, as well as daily events.
Draft memo to managers of various departments on the attitude to be adopted towards employees on their resumption of work.
Report of a compulsory Conference in the Industrial Commission on Thursday October 21, and again on February 18, 1977.
Small file of letters to various companies thanking them for allowing Fairfax staff to collect outstanding cheques, directly from them, also to Mr G. Polites, Mr J Ducker, the PKIU and Messrs Pigott Stinson.
File of correspondence about telecom's involvement in the dispute.
Copy of letter from Stephen, Jaques & Stephen on various aspects of the strike, January 1977.
File of letters received from readers, together with a small clip of letters from readers who specifically mentioned the lesser number of errors in the paper during the strike.
Copy of letter to the manager of the London Office setting out details of how the newspapers were produced during the strike, January 1977.
An account by John O'Hara, Sydney Morning Herald journalist, on the 60-day strike, February 1977.

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