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Barrie Clement
[Pic: Andrew Wiard]
Workers' Rights / 24 January 2026
24 January 2026

A handful of journalists at The Times faced a stark personal and political choice in 1986 – cross the picket lines for cash and career, or stand with organised labour at great personal risk. BARRIE CLEMENT recalls why refusing to scab at Wapping was not just an act of union loyalty, but a stand for the future of journalism