Wapping at 40: the Strike that Made the Modern Media

Join us in person or online to mark this important anniversary at the Marx Memorial Library, home to the News International Dispute Archive

Full programme:

09:45
Doors open
Tea and coffee available

10:15
Welcome and introduction
Meirian Jump, Marx Memorial Library & Workers’ School (MML)

10:30 – 12:15
The Wapping Dispute: An Introduction
Chair: Ann Field, MML
Striking and sacked workers:
Paul King (NGA)
John Lang (SOGAT)
Greg Neale (NUJ)

12:15 – 12:45
Remembering the dispute in our archives
Matt Dunne, MML
Tamsin Bookey, Tower Hamlets Archive
Katy Easthill, Brunel University

12:45 – 13:30
Lunch break
An opportunity to pop out for refreshments and to view the exhibition and reading room display, with Matt Dunne and Wapping strikers and supporters

13:30 – 15:00
The State, the Law and the Wapping Dispute
Chair: Louisa Bull, former Unite the Union
Ruth Dukes, University of Glasgow
Morag Livingstone, writer and documentary filmmaker

15:00 – 16:15
The Media: Then and Now
Chair: Tommy Murphy, Unite the Union
Ben Chacko, Morning Star
Granville Williams, MediaNorth
Mike Wayne, Brunel University

16:15 – 16:30
Summing up and closing remarks
Tony Burke, former Assistant General Secretary, Unite the Union