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

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