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Wapping Portraits

July 9, 2011

Below are some of the pickets who lost their jobs when Rupert Murdoch moved his toxic business to the East End. For over a year the sacked workers mounted a 24-hour picket seven days a week.

Pickets outside News International 1986

Pickets outside News International 1986

Pickets outside News International 1986

Pickets outside News International 1986

Pickets outside News International 1986

Pickets outside News International 1986

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  1. Andrew Pitts permalink
    July 10, 2011

    Perhaps, 25 years later, we can say that they have finally won the battle.

  2. Karen Pirie permalink
    June 13, 2017

    I’m making a programme for BBC Radio 4 about the dispute. Please contact me if you were involved and would be willing to chat informally on the phone.

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