Industrial action
Newsquest journalists in Hampshire vote in favour of strike action
According to the NUJ, 95% of members voted for some form of industrial action after the continuation of a two-year pay freeze
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 20/10/10NUJ chief predicts BBC members will reject new pensions offer
Fresh strike ballot opens tomorrow and union general secretary Jeremy Dear says action is 'inevitable' unless the broadcaster reviews its position
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 12/10/10BBC strikes called off after improved offer on pensions
Staff unions NUJ, BECTU and Unite have announced strikes planned for next week's Tory Party conference will not go ahead after 'significantly improved' offer on pensions
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 01/10/10BBC pension dispute: NUJ calls for co-ordinated action from trade unions
Speaking at the Trades Union Congress 2010, NUJ general secretary Jeremy Dear said it was important for the TUC to support the union in its action against BBC proposals
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 15/09/10BBC unions set strike dates over pension dispute
BECTU, NUJ and Unite serve broadcaster with strike notice for Tory party conference dates as talks continue with members
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 13/09/10BBC staff vote to strike over pensions
More than 90 per cent of members across three unions vote in favour of strike action over proposed changes to broadcaster's pension scheme
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 01/09/10NUJ submits 1,100-signature petition to BBC over pension proposals
Petition calls on BBC trustees to meet with staff over controversial pension scheme changes
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 24/08/10Unions ballot BBC staff over strike action
NUJ distributed 10,000 leaflets this morning after broadcaster refused to withdraw 90-day consultation period over pension proposals
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 06/08/10Staff unions accuse BBC of double standards over pension pot
NUJ and BECTU criticise broadcaster following pension top-up allegations. BBC claims they are 'contractual arrangements which are declining in real terms'
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 28/07/10Unions to ballot for strike action as BBC refuses to drop pension plans
NUJ, Bectu and Unite will ballot for strike action after broadcaster refuses to withdraw 90-day consultation period
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 21/07/10Unions warn of strikes as BBC pay and pensions talks collapse
Broadcaster's proposals include closing their final salary scheme to newcomers and capping the growth of pensionable salaries of existing members to one per cent
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 30/06/10Freelance 'strike' planned for 1 April
Veteran freelance journalist Liz Hodgkinson calls on fellow freelancers to rally against rate cuts
Posted by Laura Oliver on 12/03/10ITV staff will ballot on strike action, following company refusal to enter 'formal conciliation'
ITV NUJ members will ballot by post to decide whether to take industrial action
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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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Brighton Argus union members to ballot on strike action
The NUJ chapel at the newspaper today voted to ballot for industrial action following a planned move of its sub-editing operation
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 21/10/10