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BBC journalists to begin strike ballot over job cuts this week

NUJ confirmed this morning that a strike ballot over the threat of compulsory redundancies will begin on Friday

Posted by Joel Gunter on 15/06/11

Shropshire Newspapers staff vote for strike ballot over job cuts

Midlands News Association is seeking 35 redundancies across all departments at the Shropshire Star and associated titles and a further 60 job cuts are planned across sister title the Wolverhampton Express and Star

Posted by Joel Gunter on 09/06/11

Trinity Mirror to cut 90 editorial jobs at Daily Record and Sunday Mail

The company is understood to have begun a 30-day consultation period today during which it will seek voluntary redundancies

Posted by Joel Gunter on 08/06/11

Newsquest South London journalists vote to strike over job losses

Staff at newspapers in Surrey, Sutton and Twickenham voted almost unanimously for strikes over redundancies and pay issues

Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 31/05/11

Newsquest London to axe 12 jobs, says NUJ

The entire sports department of eight journalists based in Sutton will go as Newsquest London makes further cuts

Posted by Sarah Marshall on 26/05/11

North London Tindle journalists to ballot for further strikes

New ballot follows an announcement that the company is to cut all freelancers in a bid to make savings

Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 16/05/11

Archant Norfolk journalists vote for strike ballot over job cuts

Journalists at Archant Norfolk are in talks with management after 40 NUJ members voted unanimously to ballot for strike action over proposed job cuts

Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 09/05/11

South London Newsquest staff vote unanimously for strike ballot

NUJ members in Surrey, Sutton and Twickenham will be balloted for strikes over possible redundancies and other issues facing staff

Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 06/05/11

Tindle journalists return to work after strike fails to win concessions

Nine journalists went on strike over staff shortages at the group's north London titles but the publisher has so far refused to negotiate

Posted by Joel Gunter on 04/05/11

NUJ to ballot BBC journalists for strike action next week

Union to ballot staff over 100 journalists across the broadcaster said to be facing compulsory redundancy

Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 28/04/11

Striking Tindle Newspapers journalists threatened with redundancies

Tindle Newspapers has warned journalists striking over poor quality titles and lack of staff, they may face redundancy

Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 19/04/11

Tindle journalists to strike over 'churnalism'

Almost all the editorial team at Tindle's North London and Herts Newspapers to strike for two weeks over 'inferior products' being produced

Posted by Sarah Marshall on 14/04/11

NUJ considers strikes after Newsquest announces job cuts at central subbing hub

A fifth of the publishers centralised Southampton subbing hub will lose their jobs under the proposals

Posted by Sarah Marshall on 11/03/11

North West Evening Mail staff to strike over pay freeze and job cuts

Staff at the Furness Newspapers title have reacted angrily to the proposals by publisher CN Group, which could see up to 29 job losses

Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 15/02/11

Staff at Johnston Press Sheffield division to strike over proposed job cuts

National Union of Journalists announced today that a two-day strike will take place next week involving 57 of its members

Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 02/02/11

Johnston Press proposes central production hub for southern titles

It's understood the new production centre would be responsible for around 40 titles within the publisher's South Division

Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 01/02/11

Sheffield Star journalists seek job guarantees to prevent strikes

Members of the National Union of Journalists voted in favour of strike action last week and today decided to act on the ballot unless management guarantees no compulsory redundancies

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 31/01/11

Jobs at risk as Newsquest reveals more centralised subbing plans

The proposals – which could result in the loss of six jobs – are thought to affect staff at several titles across both counties

Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 19/01/11

Strike plans at BBC Arabic condemned by broadcaster

The dispute arises from changes to work rotas, which the National Union of Journalists claims have been 'imposed by management'

Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 17/01/11

Newsquest makes 2% pay offer at Argus and Daily Echo following strikes

Union members at the Brighton Argus and Southampton Daily Echo hail strikes as owner breaks pay freeze with offer

Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 11/01/11

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BBC 'not expecting any disruption' during World Service weekend strike

Fifteen members of broadcast union Bectu voted to strike this weekend

Posted by Jack Dearlove on 13 April 2012

'There's no fat to cut away here': BBC Sussex staff join nationwide strikes

BBC journalists in Brighton manned a picket line from 4am as part of nation-wide strikes by NUJ members at the broadcaster

Posted by Joel Gunter on 1 August 2011

'Embarrassed bosses' stop strike breaking with work experience, NUJ claims

Johnston Press bosses called on teenager on work placement to get paper out during strike, NUJ claims

Posted by Sarah Marshall on 22 July 2011

NUJ: Journalists demand 'immediate talks' as 22 jobs face cut at Media Wales

Proposals will see 10 district office staff, eight production journalists and four members of the sports staff made redundant at Media Wales

Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 19 July 2011

South Yorkshire Times front page reports on journalist job cuts

Editor of Johnston Press title - whose job is under threat - reports editorial cuts on front page

Posted by Sarah Marshall on 23 June 2011

NUJ: Ray Tindle to meet with Parlimentary representatives over Enfield dispute

Sir Ray Tindle meets with the NUJ Parliamentary group to explain the staffing situation which has led to industrial action in Enfield

Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 21 June 2011

Newsquest South London: new four-day strike announced

Journalists at Newsquest titles in London are taking part in a second strike as part of ongoing disputes over editorial space, redundancies, and an office move

Posted by Joel Gunter on 20 June 2011

Strike dates announced at Newsquest South London

Journalists at Newsquest South London will walk out next Wednesday and Thursday in a dispute over cuts, pay and an office relocation

Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 9 June 2011

Debate: Will other reporters follow Tindle's and strike over quality?

Reporters at Tindle Newspapers titles in Enfield are striking over quality saying they cannot leave the office to cover court stories, council meetings and are delivering a poor product to readers

Posted by Sarah Marshall on 14 April 2011

NUJ: Bolton strike on, Sheffield strike off

Journalists at the Newsquest-owned Bolton News voted to strike in protest against an ongoing pay freeze while staff at a Johnston Press titles in Sheffield have reached a deal with management over plans to cut production jobs

Posted by Paul McNally on 9 February 2011

Newsquest: An update on the reported pay freeze thaw

Journalists at some Newsquest titles are experiencing a 'thaw' in the pay freeze but the change is not nationwide

Posted by Laura Oliver on 24 December 2010

Brighton Argus' new out-of-town subs fall at the first hurdle

First day of centralised subbing for Brighton's Argus sees Southampton-based sub-editors fail to spot an embarrassing typo

Posted by Joel Gunter on 20 December 2010

NUJ: Southern Daily Echo chapel to ballot for strikes over pay freeze

Staff at the Southern Daily Echo are balloting for more strike action after a 48-hour strike over pay

Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 16 December 2010

NUJ: More strife for Newsquest as four more NUJ centres vote to strike

NUJ members at Newsquest-owned titles in Blackburn, Bradford, Bolton and York have all voted for indsutrial action.

Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 9 December 2010

Jon Slattery: 'You can slice the salami only so many times,' warns ex-Argus man

Former Brighton Argus deputy editor Frank le Duc explains the challenges facing regional publishers from new local competition

Posted by Joel Gunter on 22 November 2010

Brighton Argus: Twitter account and strike blog boost picket line protests

Striking journalists at the Newsquest-owned Brighton Argus gathered online support via the Twitter account @argus_strike and a blog throughout the action

Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 19 November 2010

NUJ members ballot for strike at north-east Newsquest titles

NUJ members at the Darlington and Stockton Times, Durham Times and the Advertiser series, have unanimously passed a motion of no confidence in the chief executives of Newsquest and Newsquest's US parent company Gannett

Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 17 November 2010

NUJ prepared to suspend BBC strikes after new talks offer

The second 48-hour BBC strike was planned for 15 and 16 November, but the broadcaster has offered the NUJ new talks in the ongoing pensions dispute

Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 11 November 2010

#bbcstrike: What's going on at the BBC today?

The BBC strike as curated through Storify

Posted by Laura Oliver on 5 November 2010

BECTU members apply to NUJ in order to join BBC strikes

Activists from the media and entertainment union Bectu are applying to join the National Union of Journalists so they can take part in planned strike action at the BBC over pensions

Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 3 November 2010

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