NUJ

Local journalists strike in York

Django — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:51:56 +0000

NUJ journalists at local newspapers The York Press and The Gazette and Herald of Malton have begun a 5-day walk-out over below inflation pay rises and continually worsening pay conditions. The strikers are demanding a 3.5% pay increase, in line with the offers made to journalists at other UK local newspapers owned by the same company, US media giant Gannet.

Coventry Telegraph strike averted as pressure wins more staff

Ed — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:29:20 +0000

The union chapel was due to stage industrial action tomorrow, and then an open-ended disruptive mandatory chapel meeting on Monday to coincide with the union-wide Stand Up for Journalism campaign. But an about-turn by the company managed to persuade members to call off their planned action.

BBC announces 2,500 job cuts

Ed — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 13:17:29 +0000

Details are being given to staff at briefings across the country, with Director-General Mark Thompson explaining that he wanted to announce the layoffs quickly to avoid plunging the corporation into uncertainty.

BBC faces strikes over 3,000 job cuts

Ed — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:08:53 +0000

Staff yesterday claimed morale was lower than at any point since John Birt's directorship as union leaders met the BBC Trust chairman, Sir Michael Lyons.

NUJ strike ballot in Coventry following unanimous vote

Ed — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:38:44 +0000

A packed chapel meeting voted unanimously for the move after exhausting the newspaper's internal disputes procedures in a long-running row over non-replacement of leavers or long delays in getting vacancies filled.

Strike at the BBC

Duncan Money — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:34:15 +0000

NUJ representatives from across the BBC unanimously backed strike action in the face of a refusal by BBC managers to reconsider plans for up to six compulsory redundancies. Bectu members will also be out on strike.

Telegraph journalists vote for strike action

zobag — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 11:00:00 +0000

Since the move, working practices for NUJ members have included 24/7 working rotas, and 54 compulsory redundancies. The NUJ claims these changes form part of a long running growth of anger and dissatisfaction among staff at the national paper, where management have ignored or overidden complaints and grievances by the staff.

Unionisation drive at a UK local newspaper

libcom — Sat, 27 May 2006 13:17:37 +0000

A short account by one worker in a local UK newspaper of a successful NUJ unionisation drive he was involved in in 2006