In 1967 Beresford Edwards challenged the Society of Graphical and Allied Trades (SOGAT) union decision to dismiss him and won the case. While working at a printing firm in 1967, Edwards was a temporary member of SOGAT. The Union had a system whereby the employers deduct the employee’s Union contribution from his pay, but despite his written instruction, this was not done in Edwards’ case and he fell into arrears with his subscriptions for six weeks.
