A West Middlesex reader reports: Hallmark Cards Ltd., of Northolt, is a small, U.S.-owned firm which is notoriously anti-i.ion and makes its employees sign a staterent that they are not union members, cormunists, active members of the Labour Party, etc., before they may sign on fcr a job, This notorious scab shop is obviously a contender for the "Back Britain" campaign. It has stubbornly resisted attempts by both SOGAT and the TGWU to organise it and, last week, the management decided to give each worker a paper union jack to help the campaign, and perhaps ‘ take their minds off the unions' attempts to organise the place. However, the first flags printed at Hallmarks were messed up. The "blte" did not come out at all and the "red" soaked through the paper so they were giving their workers red flags instead of union iacks!! After these were withdrawn a new batch was printed and the slogan "I'm backing Hallmarks" put on them, However, someone then noticed that the union jack was upside down, once again they were withdrawn ani the firm’ management called the whole farce off.
The WeekThe Week Vol. 9, No. 7, c. 14 February 1968
An Instance of "back Britain" Blundering Backward
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