NUJ urges radical change to Local Democracy Reporter contracts to ensure fair pay
The union is calling on the BBC to review and increase a 1.5 percent uplift to LDRs, to increase required minimum salaries and ensure publishers do not use allocated funds to boost profits.
Solidarity for National World journalists
Messages of support including from NUJ chapels for members calling for an improved pay package from the publisher.
Local Democracy Reporters losing out as Newsquest keeps BBC funding as ‘business costs’
FoI findings reveal the publisher is retaining over £10,000 per LDR post.
DM2023: News Recovery Plan
Initiatives promoting public interest journalism and broadcasting were discussed and Siobhan Holliman moved a motion on the Future of Media Commission.
NUJ calls for inquiry into Corgi cash
The union's Welsh Executive Council calls for a urgent review into Newsquest's funding for the Welsh-language news service which is now closed.
Welsh executive council statement on the closure of The National
The decision of the Book Council of Wales to give £100,000 of public money to fund Newsquest’s Welsh language news service, Corgi, is now under question.
NUJ condemns Newsquest closure of print titles
Publisher moves titles to digital, weeks after informing Culture Secretary her intervention in the merger may cause “harm to the Archant staffing, titles and journalism.”
Herald features writers’ jobs saved
Newsquest reverses its decision to make redundancies following threat of industrial action.
Newsquest threatens to cut entire features team at The Herald
NUJ condemns move by Newsquest and warns members will resist at every turn.