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 Service
surface form: 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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News International notableEvent Wapping dispute