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.
Telegraph Media Group has expressed surprise at the NUJ’s announcement of a strike action ballot.
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.
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.