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Newsquest NUJ Strike Action

Newsquest journalists to go on 24-hour strike this month over subbing hub plans

By Angela Haggerty, Reporter

February 11, 2014 | 2 min read

Newsquest journalists at titles in Bradford, York and Darlington will take part in a 24-hour strike on 18 February over plans to transfer production duties to a subbing hub in Wales.

Strike: Journalists will down tools next week for 24 hours

The proposals from Newsquest leave 10 jobs at risk, prompting a vote of 80 per cent in favour of strike action in Bradford, 83 per cent in York and 75 per cent in Darlington. Titles such as the Bradford Telegraph and Argus, Northern Echo and The Press in York are affected.

Michelle Stanistreet, NUJ general secretary, said: “These are very strong votes for action and the management must take note.

“Newsquest, an American-owned company, clearly has no loyalty to its readers or staff. Local papers should be produced in the heart of the communities they serve, not more than 200 miles away in another country.”

Chris Morley, northern and midlands organiser of the NUJ, added: “By now I suspect Newsquest realises the level of hostility and ill-feeling its reckless plans to export local journalism production to another country is generating. The management has a very limited window to avoid a hugely damaging united action by our three affected chapels on the same day.”

The NUJ said that attempts to open a dialogue with Newsquest through conciliation service ACAS had so far been met with silence.

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