The NUJ claimed today that more than 800 journalists across Britain and Ireland are gearing up for industrial action to oppose job cuts and defend quality journalism.
The disputes involve national and local newspapers, and magazines and a series of ballots on industrial action are taking place.
Action is being considered by NUJ chapels at Newsquest York , Johnston Press in Leeds, the Johnston-owned Derry Journal, Yattenden-owned Staffordshire Newspapers, Midlands News Association-owned Shropshire Newspapers, magazine group Reed Business Information and the Independent and Independent on Sunday.
At the Financial Times the NUJ chapel has called a mandatory meeting for Thursday to consider a call for an industrial action ballot.
Michelle Stanistreet, NUJ deputy general secretary, said: “Where members want to fight cuts with industrial action the NUJ will support them in every way possible."
It was reported today that Johnston Press is considering selling off some of its Irish titles.
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Telegraph agrees three-year pay rise with NUJ
NUJ officials at the Telegraph in London have signed a deal guaranteeing journalists a pay rise for the next three years, the union reports today.
The deal covers journalists on the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph, and Telegraph.co.uk. and gives an increase immediately, and in January 2010, and 2011. The annual rises will be 2 percent, 1.5 percent, and 2.5 percent – with the last year open to re-negotiation if the inflation rate is more than 3.5 or less than 1.5 percent.
With many media companies imposing pay freezes because of the economic downturn, the NUJ is hoping that the Telegraph have set a target for other journalists' chapels to aim for.
Michelle Stanistreet, NUJ deputy general secretary, said: “It has been a difficult time at the Telegraph with redundancies and big changes to working practices. But NUJ members there have still managed to negotiate a pay rise – which is an example for other chapels to follow.”
The deal covers journalists on the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph, and Telegraph.co.uk. and gives an increase immediately, and in January 2010, and 2011. The annual rises will be 2 percent, 1.5 percent, and 2.5 percent – with the last year open to re-negotiation if the inflation rate is more than 3.5 or less than 1.5 percent.
With many media companies imposing pay freezes because of the economic downturn, the NUJ is hoping that the Telegraph have set a target for other journalists' chapels to aim for.
Michelle Stanistreet, NUJ deputy general secretary, said: “It has been a difficult time at the Telegraph with redundancies and big changes to working practices. But NUJ members there have still managed to negotiate a pay rise – which is an example for other chapels to follow.”
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