Press dispute, 10 years on

Title

Press dispute, 10 years on

Genre

Interview

TX Date

26 Jan 1996

Year of production

1996

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Duration

00:09:06

Description

Ten years on from Rupert Murdoch’s staff move from Fleet Street to Wapping in a bid to break the power of the print unions over the newspaper industry, John Terrett speaks to Chris Moncrieff about the violent and bitter year-long dispute that divided journalists and led eventually to the breaking of SOGAT’s stranglehold.

Contributors

John Terrett; Chris Moncrieff

Keywords

Trade unions; Labour disputes; Newspapers; Newspaper press; Rupert Murdoch; SOGAT; Printers

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