News International dispute, 1986
1986 1980-95 "News International dispute, 1986" [BW0148], 1986, Trades Union Congress In January 1986, the News International Group owned by Rupert Murdoch, sacked 5,500 workers for refusing to sign new working arrangements which included moving his printing works from Fleet Street to Wapp...
| Institution: | TUC - Trade Union Congress Library |
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| Language: | English |
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London
1986
United Kingdom |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10796/4F7D871B-590C-4BBB-B9A5-2809F75C0FF0 http://hdl.handle.net/10796/C83F35A8-274B-4886-917C-23ED756CDABF |
| Summary: | 1986
1980-95
"News International dispute, 1986" [BW0148], 1986, Trades Union Congress
In January 1986, the News International Group owned by Rupert Murdoch, sacked 5,500 workers for refusing to sign new working arrangements which included moving his printing works from Fleet Street to Wapping in East London. This poster shows Eric Butler, who was sacked after 16 years as a journalist on 'The Sun' newspaper. The print unions called for a boycott of 'The Sun', 'News of the World', 'The Times' and 'The Sunday Times'. The dispute went on for over a year and there were several violent confrontations with police on the picket line. The unions finally withdrew from the dispute in February 1987. |
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| Physical Description: | Poster TEXT |