also, should add at end that there will be future issues when and where appropriate, so possibly some aimed at civil servants during their ballot/strikes, etc.
Aug 5 2007 21:19
Aug 5 2007 21:20
It says "for the next issue" in about us - that's enough I think. And the header has "issue #1" on it.
Aug 5 2007 21:27
Nice!
Couple of small things:
"discuss" should link to pay-2007 rather than royal-mail I think.
work to rule has "back log" and "backlogs" - have to pick one. Also should add Burslem in - they've been doing it since December apparently.
Aug 5 2007 21:29
distro: there's a CWU rally 21st August - I can't get to that one but might be worth doing.
Aug 5 2007 21:48
work to rule - hartlepool's doing as well. i think we should just say several offices...
ok it's mostly done, trying to fit last few bits in and keep it nice.
if we use that postie logo, he looks a bit stretched horizontally... also the circle could do with being a bit thicker - maybe double? could you sort that?
Aug 5 2007 21:53
nice use of white space, dunno how you've fitted it all in 
Aug 5 2007 22:11
postie's been put on a diet - new png up now. Can upload SVG (vector graphic, resizes without any loss in quality) if that's better
Aug 5 2007 22:54
new draft up. few bits don't quite fit but will sort when we put final text in
Aug 5 2007 23:04
Looks good to me. You got back page as well?
Aug 5 2007 23:08
yeah, you need to d/l it to see i think.
there's some space on back page too. could put some extra shit there - mail address @ freedom say? little logo for the bulletin? like the libcom star in b&w?
Aug 5 2007 23:21
needs mention of linking post office struggle with it... but i gotta go to bed. will continue tomow... we can have a finalish one up and still improve if some others are handed out...
Aug 5 2007 23:43
Be good to have something printable/usable for tomorrow then we can always change little bits here and there. If a few people in London want to distribute we should try to get some bulk copying done during the week one way or another in time for Wednesday/Thursday.
Aug 5 2007 23:55
Reported this week; "... on Tuesday, staff working behind post office counters went on strike to back their colleagues. Workers at the Hampstead post office in Hampstead High Street manned a picket line and told shoppers why they were taking action." - Camden New Journal.
Any room left to add a mention of counter staff action, or is it already referred to?
Aug 6 2007 00:01
Not in yet but I think John is making/leaving space I think. Not sure whether it should be in wider public sector, or a small insert/section by itself.
Aug 6 2007 06:21
the 'royal mail's strategy ...' big quote on the back cuts off before the end (expand the text box thing?) - but looking good
Aug 6 2007 09:41
yeah jos back quote's different now.
post office thing could go in roundup...
Aug 6 2007 09:49
jos - could you make the red and black libcom star into a white and black one? (i.e. not greyscale) just for on the back, small
Aug 6 2007 10:12
i'm at work so no can do 
can you do it in publisher? i think word has a black and white option as well as greyscale - or at least you can set a transparent colour, which could be red
Aug 6 2007 10:27
i can try - but don't have a star pic here - am at gf's house. i'm sure there's one on the site somewhere but can't find it. balls.
Aug 6 2007 10:31
if it's only little can't you use the one from the top left of the site?
Aug 6 2007 10:37
no worries i made on from scratch
Aug 6 2007 10:39
hippy
Aug 6 2007 10:58
right it's finished, with text as of now anyway. i added about post offices. i also had to edit down the back page essay slightly, but not very much. i think in future we should try to keep things shorter. but hey not bad for a first effort!
can anyone turn MS publisher files into PDF? all i can do here is TIFFs, sorry. will save PUB file in email account in drafts, will upload tiff to draft document now
Aug 6 2007 11:04
i can (probably) print the tiff to a pdf at home. if i download and install publisher i can do it directly from there. won't be until about 10pm at the earliest though so if anyone else can do it that'd be great.
Aug 6 2007 14:40
nice!
Aug 6 2007 15:06
a version is pretty much done - it could be improved. maybe envelope graphic, and getting rid of hyphenated words at end of lines - particularly in 318 box.
http://libcom.org/library/dispatch-public-sector-pay-dispute-1-august-2007
Aug 6 2007 15:26
the sub-headers like 'doing the job as it's meant to be done' are a bit hard to read when printed with the bolding - increase the spacing between letters or something?
Aug 6 2007 15:28
I don't think the envelope graphic looked that great on it first time 'round, obviously I'm biased towards my prole rip-off though.
Aug 6 2007 15:42
if someone has publisher - DOit! orig in email a/c
Did you add Hartlepool into wildcats?