BBC pay and pensions ballot closes

The industrial action ballot amongst BBC staff over pay and pensions closed at noon today....

NUJ fury as Taylor refuses meetings over newspaper closures

The National Union of Journalists has strongly condemned the refusal of Alpha Newspapers Group to meet union representatives to discuss the company's closure of the Roscommon Champion, Longford News and Athlone Voice....

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