Scotsman staff tell management the newspaper is dying from a thousand cuts
In a letter to National World’s HR, they say the loss of five more posts means readers will lose out on quality, in-depth coverage of important issues, such as health.
Specialist reporters targeted in latest round of cuts at the Scotsman
NUJ members at the Scotsman have passed a motion of “anger and dismay” and are seeking an urgent meeting with their editor to discuss the latest round of cuts in which one out of four in the newsroom has been placed at risk of redundancy.
National World dispute: action postponed
Next week’s five-day strike has been put on hold.
National World journalists prepare to strike
Over 330 journalists at the publisher will participate in the first company-wide industrial action on Monday.
National World NUJ members set to strike for three days
NUJ members at National World, publisher of the Scotsman, Yorkshire Post and 100-plus regional titles, have voted to strike in a dispute over pay.
NUJ slams National World job cuts
The union’s Newspaper and Agencies Industrial Council has called the move a ‘cynical attempt to undermine and destabilise staff.’
National World seeks to impose 4.5 per cent pay offer
The publisher has opened its annual pay talks with the offer of a below-inflation pay rise, adding that it will only negotiate on how the total pot is distributed in each area.
August date spells strike action across two Scottish newspaper groups
Journalists working at two companies in Scotland, on titles including The Scotsman, Daily Record and Sunday Mail, will be taking strike action on Friday 26 August.
Scotsman and other Scottish titles vote for industrial action
NUJ members on National World’s Scottish titles have voted in favour of taking industrial action over compulsory redundancies.
Trade dispute with National World SWP Limited and National World Scotsman Publications Limited – ballot results Scotsman Publications
Ballot results over compulsory redundancies Scotsman Publications