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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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