Kodak union accepts Phase Two- upsets TUC unions

KODAK'S non - TUC house union has accepted the Tory paycontrol norm of fl plus 4 per cent, and as a result 9,400 manual workers expect increases of between £1.89 and £2.56 on their | basic rates from April 1.

However almost half the workers involved are likely to be extremely unhappy about the deal, and this could spell big . trouble for the company in a month's time.

An estimated 1,600 or 1,700 are members of TUC unions, who have their own much bigger claims in. Another 1,000 or so are nonunionists or failed to cast their vote in a ballot o1 the offer. THE COURT of Appeal has reserved judgement in an appeal by the 10,000-strong Telecommunications Staff Association seeking • recognition by the Post Office.

An officer of the TSA had appealed from a decision of the National Industrial Relations Court that the Industrial Relations Act does not confer on members And almost 450 of the house union's claimed 6,000 members voted against.

The house union, the Union of Kodak Workers, is registered under the Industrial Relations Act.

At the moment it is the only organization recognized by the £62m photographic giant, which has a long history of hostility to trade unionism. of a registered trade union the right to take part in or conduct reasonable trade union activities on their employer's premises against his wishes.

Last June, the NIRC ruled that the Act did not restrict the employer's proprietary rights in respect of his own premises.

At the moment, the Post The TUC unions are to meet on Monday to decide how best to press their claims for recognition in specified departments.

One of the TUC unions which has led the fight for recognition, the Association of Cinematograph, Television and Allied Technicians, submitted a claim to Kodak for a £5 increase in basic rates, plus a cost-of-living rise of £2.70. Office does not recognize the TSA. All staff negotiations are conducted with the Union of Post Office Lord. Denning (Master of the Rolls), sitting with Lord Justice Stephenson and Lord Justice Scarman, commented: It is a difficult case. We will take time to consider our judgement.' Kodak refused to discuss the claim on the grounds that it did not recognize the ACTT, but union officials say they will go on fighting for it alongside their recognition claim. • The Kodak house union for staff, the Kodak Senior Staff Association, has also accepted a pay deal based on the fl plus 4 per cent formula laid down by Phase Two of the pay laws.

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