ON 4 FEBRUARY the SOGAT executive unilateral called off the Wapping dispute using as the justification Murdoch's legal actions against the union. They were followed 24 hours later by the NGA. Faced with a to print branch sacked Nev 'compensati was a total leade secretary of was the culn SOGAT lea the dispute. Socialist Action HALL and volved in th lessoms of role of Mur next issue th out of the dispute.
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