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MediaGuardian: NUJ ballot suspended at Telegraph

Laura Oliver — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:02:08 +0000

NUJ members at the Telegraph Media Group have suspended their ballot for industrial action, opting to hold further talks with management.

Press Gazette: Telegraph threaten injunction against staff strike ballot

Laura Oliver — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:03:41 +0000

Telegraph Media Group has threatened an injunction against a staff ballot proposing industrial action over recent decision to axe casual staff, which will happen from October 13.

Allmediascotland: Whole of BBC could be hit by industrial action

Laura Oliver — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:01:00 +0000

The possibility of compulsory redundancy for an assistant producer at BBC Scotland has led the NUJ to raise the issue of industrial action across the whole of the BBC.

EPUK: Herald&Times industrial action possible after introduction of new ‘group multimedia desk’

Laura Oliver — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:41:36 +0000

The Glasgow-based Herald-Times newspaper group could see more indsutrial action after changes affecting the working conditions of both staff and freelance photographers across their titles.

Press Gazette: Telegraph astonishment at proposed strike

Laura Oliver — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:36:02 +0000

The Telegraph Media Group has expressed surprise at the NUJ announcement for a strike action ballot.

ABC News: Fairfax staff strike over job cuts

Laura Oliver — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:50:05 +0000

Australian journalists at several Fairfax newspapers, including the Sydney Morning Herald, the Melbourne-based The Age, and the Australian Financial Review will go on strike until Monday.

Allmediascotland: Daily Record staff set for strike

Laura Oliver — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:19:17 +0000

Staff at Trinity Mirror title the Daily Record are to take a ballot over industrial action, because of staff shortages.

Guardian: Telegraph strike threat on hold

Oliver Luft — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:50:32 +0000

The Telegaph’s NUJ chapel have postponed the threat of staff strike action as they wait for news of their employers plans on flexible working.

According to the Guardian, staff at the paper are again smarting from a round of quick-fire dismissals – a chapel meeting yesterday was reported as being ‘furious’ as staff railed against the treatment of colleagues.

Yet journalists decided not to do anything ahead of an NUJ meeting with Telegraph Media Group reps next week.

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Express Newspapers staff plan three-day strike

Laura Oliver — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:24:04 +0000

Journalists at the Express newspapers have postponed today’s planned industrial action in favour of a three-day strike starting on April 22, the Press Gazette reports.

The union has described suspension of today’s action as an ‘act of good will’ and has urged the paper’s proprietors to open up talks to avert further strikes.

The 24-hour strike planned for this Friday will go ahead, as staff continue to campaign against a pay offer of 3 per cent.

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Express Newspapers staff vote for strike action

Laura Oliver — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:50:05 +0000

Journalists at the Daily Express, Sunday Express and Daily Star are to undertake a series of 24-hour strikes over pay.

Strike action – scheduled for April 3, 10 and 17 – was approved at a National Union of Journalists (NUJ) meeting last night and is a reaction to ‘a below inflation pay offer’ – 3 per cent – made by the papers’ management to staff.

A statement from the NUJ also expressed concerns over owner Richard Desmond’s involvement with editorial decision making at the titles.

“We want the editors to be left to edit, free from commercial interference that puts opportunities to boost circulation ahead of journalistic integrity. Our titles need real investment, instead we face continuous rounds of budget cuts and inadequate staffing levels. Now we’re being told to take a below inflation pay offer and be grateful we’re not facing more redundancies this year – we’ve simply had enough,” said Michelle Stanistreet, NUJ President and union representative at the Express.

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