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Print to ‘Retain National Agreement'and H&S Reps win top award

Published: 27 May 2011
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The British Printing Industries Federation has agreed to retain all the provisions of the existing National Agreement for the commercial print industry. Further talks for potential negotiations for collective bargaining have been planned for February 2012.



The agreement states: ‘The BPIF and Unite GPM Sector agree that the provisions of the National Partnership Agreement and Code of Practice should be preserved for a period of twelve months from 24th April 2011. This commitment to preserve the National Partnership Agreement shall be subject to review prior to 24th April 2012, with discussions between the partners on whether to extend the commitment taking place prior to 29th February 2012.”



After over 20 years of trying to establish formal social dialogue at a European level with Intergraf, the European Employers Federation and UNI-Graphical, a high-level meeting of officials from the Graphical Unions including Unite across Europe, along with employer’s representatives from Intergraf, agreed to a form of words which will mean that, subject to the approval of the conferences of the employers and UNI conferences, formal EU social dialogue will begin.



Unite Health and Safety Reps at Tullis Russell Papermakers in Scotland won this year's STUC Health and Safety Award following an extensive training programme of 8 safety reps following a fatality at the mill. All 8 successfully completed the TUC Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety. This has also lead to an increase of 25 new members on the site as members see the benefits of improved health and safety at the Mill. YouTube clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3UqMHDm0DU