Industrial action
Newsquest defends bonus payout for staff working during strikes
NUJ claims Southern Daily Echo staff who worked during NUJ strikes at the title were given two extra days' pay
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 15/12/10ITV staff ballot on pay offer
Members of the National Union of Journalists, BECTU and Unite will vote between now and 6 January on a 3% pay increase next year
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 14/12/10BBC pensions dispute settled after NUJ accepts agreement
Union votes 'overwhelmingly' to endorse last week's ACAS deal but has not ruled out further action in the event of a significant change in the financial situation
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 08/12/10NUJ members at Newsquest Oxfordshire vote for strike ballot
National Union of Journalists members at titles including the Oxford Mail and the Oxford Times vote to ballot members over strike action
Posted by Laura Oliver on 02/12/10NUJ to spearhead national campaign over Newsquest disputes
Publisher's pay freeze, proposed changes to pension schemes and redundancies have brought it to loggerheads with the National Union of Journalists
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 01/12/10BBC pensions dispute resolved after nine hours of talks
New agreement commits the broadcaster to an increase in pension scheme contributions in line with inflation up to CPI or 4 per cent, whichever is the lower
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 01/12/10Brighton Argus staff announce new strike dates in dispute over sub-editors
NUJ members at the title will carry out two days of industrial action next week in protest against Newsquest's plans to move sub-editing operations to Southampton
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 30/11/10Daily Echo staff resume strikes after management blocks pay negotiations
NUJ members at the Southern Daily Echo had cancelled 48 hours of action after a meeting was called with Newsquest management but were told the pay and pension dispute was non-negotiable
Posted by Laura Oliver on 30/11/10Strikes averted at Irish Johnston Press titles as publisher backs down on job cuts
NUJ has called off a one-day strike at eight titles in response to proposed job cuts and the introduction of the Atex editorial production system
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 23/11/10Video: Brighton Argus journalists picket to keep paper local
Editorial staff strike for a second day in protest at Newsquest's plans tries to move subbing operation to Southampton
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 19/11/10Eighteen journalists facing sack at Newsquest Bradford titles, claims NUJ
Emergency meeting held by staff after merger plans threaten jobs, according to union
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 18/11/10Newsquest dispute: Pay freeze and pensions not up for discussion, says Echo editor
Southern Daily Echo editor Ian Murray tells Journalism.co.uk that main strike issues are non-negotiable, despite planned NUJ action being called off
Posted by Laura Oliver on 18/11/10Johnston Press staff in Ireland vote to strike over Atex system
NUJ members at the Limerick Leader, Leinster Leader, Leinster Express, Offaly Express and Clonmel Nationalist voted 'overwhelmingly' for one day strike, says union
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 18/11/10Newsquest agrees to discuss pay freeze after strike at Daily Echo
Representatives from the publisher and the National Union of Journalists will meet to negotiate the pay freeze and plans over the staff pension scheme
Posted by Laura Oliver on 18/11/10Newsquest faces more strike threats as pay freeze brings Blackburn ballot
Blackburn vote follows news earlier today that Newsquest staff in the north-east have started to ballot over strike action
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 17/11/10NUJ calls off strike action at Southern Daily Echo
NUJ head of publishing Barry Fitzpatrick claims talks are going ahead with Newsquest but further industrial action has not been ruled out
Posted by Laura Oliver on 16/11/10Brighton Argus journalists vote to strike
NUJ members voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action over plans to move sub-editing operation to Southampton
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 11/11/10NUJ publishing head accuses Newsquest of stonewalling as Southampton strikes begin
Union members attended a picket today outside the Daily Echo's offices and protested at a PCC open event relocated due to the strike
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 09/11/10New BBC strikes set as NUJ members reject pension offer
Members of the NUJ who work at the BBC have voted to reject the broadcaster's proposals, but all other unions settle
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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 2011NUJ: 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 2011South 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 2011NUJ: 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 2011Newsquest 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 2011Strike 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 2011Debate: 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 2011NUJ: 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 2011Newsquest: 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 2010Brighton 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 2010NUJ: 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 2010NUJ: 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 2010Jon 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 2010Brighton 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 2010NUJ 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 2010NUJ 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?
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Posted by Laura Oliver on 5 November 2010BECTU 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
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NUJ postpones strikes at Newsquest titles in Scotland
Strikes have been called off at the Herald and Evening Times after NUJ members unanimously voted not to jeopardise Sunday Herald relaunch
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 05/01/11