Wapping dispute

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The Wapping dispute was a major mid-1980s industrial conflict in the UK between Rupert Murdoch’s News International and print unions over the move to new technology and production facilities in London’s Docklands.

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instanceOf industrial dispute ⓘ
labour conflict ⓘ
affectedPublication News of the World ⓘ
The Sun ⓘ
The Sunday Times ⓘ
The Times ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Wapping ⓘ
cause attempt to break traditional print union practices ⓘ
introduction of new printing technology ⓘ
relocation of production facilities to Wapping ⓘ
characterizedAs major turning point in UK industrial relations ⓘ
conflictBetween News International ⓘ
print unions ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
decade 1980s ⓘ
employerAction dismissal of striking print workers ⓘ
use of new non-union workforce ⓘ
employerParentCompany News Corporation ⓘ
employerSide News International ⓘ
endTime 1987 ⓘ
historicalSignificance contributed to decline of closed shop practices in British printing industry ⓘ
marked shift towards flexible, technology-driven newspaper production in the UK ⓘ
industry newspaper publishing ⓘ
keyFigure Rupert Murdoch ⓘ
location London Docklands ⓘ
Wapping ⓘ
mainOpponent Rupert Murdoch ⓘ
partOf Thatcher-era industrial conflicts in the United Kingdom ⓘ
policeInvolvement Metropolitan Police ⓘ
relatedTo Margaret Thatcher ⓘ
trade union reform in the United Kingdom ⓘ
result closure of Fleet Street print operations for News International titles ⓘ
defeat of print unions at News International ⓘ
weakening of print unions in the UK ⓘ
widespread adoption of new printing technology in UK newspapers ⓘ
sector print industry ⓘ
startTime 1986 ⓘ
subjectOf books on British labour history ⓘ
documentaries about UK industrial relations ⓘ
unionAction picketing of Wapping plant ⓘ
strike action ⓘ
unionSide National Graphical Association ⓘ
Society of Graphical and Allied Trades ⓘ

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