NUJ to hold talks with Daily Record management as 90 editorial jobs face axe
Following the news that 90 editorial jobs will be made redundant at the Daily Record and Sunday Mail, the NUJ is to hold talks with the management at the newspaper tomorrow .
The Trinity Mirror titles is to be restructured in a move which will see it share content with its English sister titles, meaning the loss of 90 editorial jobs.
The subbing of features pages will also be outsourced to the Press Association.
NUJ Scottish Organiser Paul Holleran said “We are absolutely shocked and stunned at the news. We are meeting with management tomorrow to discuss their proposals for handling the cuts and suggesting alternatives.
“We will be arguing such a savage cut in jobs would be destructive for the future of the Daily Record and Sunday Mail in Scotland and arguing that the company should reconsider.
“The company’s proposals would mean a significant number of editorial jobs would be taken out of Scotland and this would impact on the Daily Record and Sunday Mail’s unique Scottish identity.
“The loss of such a high volume of jobs to journalism in Scotland is totally unacceptable,” he concluded.