Date and time: Monday 21 September, 6.30pm
(Hybrid meeting – in person and online)
Attend in person at: NUJ office, Headland House, 72 Acton Street, WC1X 9NB (nearest tube King’s Cross)
Join the online Zoom meeting at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/
Dear Colleagues
This month’s meeting will lead off with a talk commemorating the centenary of the General Strike, including a fascinating look at the role of the media and NUJ members.
The 1926 General Strike was a critical moment for the whole trade union movement, but it was also a challenge for anyone and everyone involved getting news and information about the strike out to a news-hungry population. Journalists were caught between their employers’ expectations and loyalty to the wider trade union movement.
Based on research into the strike in his home town of Hounslow, and NUJ records held in the Modern Records Centre at the University of Warwick, branch member Lewis Emery will take us back to those days, to a time when newsprint was king, when radio came of age, and social media meant street meetings and union rallies.
To be followed by branch business.
All welcome – we look forward to seeing you there.
NUJ London Magazine Branch Committee
Agenda
• Guest speaker – Lewis Emery on the General Strike of 1926, followed by Branch business:
• Approval of branch minutes
• Donations to chapels in dispute / organising meeting / socials
• Workplace reports
• Report-back from Councils and Committees – NEC / MBJ Council
• Delegates Meeting (NUJ biannual conference, 2027) motions discussion
• AOB
Contacts for any queries:
Niall Mulholland (chair): nialldmulholland@gmail.com
Alan Gibson (treasurer): alangibson10@hotmail.com
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