NUJ calls for investment, not cuts following publication of Reach full year figures
The NUJ has warned that Reach could be becoming “addicted to redundancies” as it urged the company to refrain from seeking further cuts following the announcement of increased profits today.
Reach group chapel concerned over proposed printing site closures
The NUJ’s Reach group chapel has issued a statement expressing shock and concern around Reach plc’s plan to close two of its three newspaper printing sites in the UK.
NUJ Informed December 2025
Strike ballots at STV and Reach; BBC Charter Renewal; Online Safety Act; the campaign to save journalism education; 2025 Claudia Jones Memorial Lecture, and more.
MPs demand urgent regulation and funding for local news industry
MPs have called for urgent investment, reform, and regulation to revive local journalism in the face of enormous financial pressures and the threat of big tech.
Journalists at The Mirror vote to strike
NUJ members at The Mirror have voted yes in a ballot for strike action over compulsory redundancies, rotas and concerns about the impact of artificial intelligence on editorial quality.
The Journalist October-November 2025
Featuring articles on the threat of AI to jobs, recognition at Bullivant Media, the NUJ branches summit, and coverage of TUC Congress.
Culture secretary commits to meeting with NUJ and MPs over Reach cuts
Lisa Nandy, UK culture secretary, has agreed to meet the NUJ as well as other MPs to discuss mass redundancies at Reach and protecting quality journalism.
Broadcasting, Entertainment and Arts Unions send solidarity to Reach journalists
The Broadcasting, Entertainment and Arts Unions has shared a statement of solidarity with journalists at Reach "recognising that AI can never be a substitute for journalism."
NUJ issues formal ballot notices to Reach over mass redundancies
The NUJ has submitted formal notices to ballot members for industrial action at The Mirror and Reach plc’s Scottish titles in a dispute over job losses, unreasonable workloads, and the use of artificial intelligence.
Birmingham & Coventry NUJ branch expresses solidarity with Reach journalists
The Birmingham & Coventry NUJ Branch has passed a motion expressing support and solidarity with journalists at Reach amid plans by the publisher to make large-scale redundancies.