August: Company assured Sogat no-one working at Wapping was being trained to do Sogat jobs. November: Draft agreement for The London Post presented by management setting out 12 impossible demands for new terms and conditions; print unions put counter-proposals; unions agree to negotiate. 28th: TUC general council holds six-hour investigation into the print unions’ complaint after voting to start disciplinary proceedings against the EETPU. October: NI journalists barred from Labour Party Conference; The End of the Street, written by Linda Melvern reveals details of conspiracy to establish Wapping without the print unions. February: Sogat ends dispute, followed by NGA and AUEW; members recommended to apply for the compensation scheme.

Source: The Times January 24, 2026 07:15 UTC