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NUJ Johnston Press chapel responds to latest company figures
2 August 2017: As JP posts news of growth and profits, its journalists say the pay freeze should end and staff numbers increased.
Leeds celebrate activist Lazenby
31 July 2017: The NUJ Leeds has honoured one of its longest serving members, Pete Lazenby, to mark his 50 years in journalism.
Trinity Mirror staff ask why they are getting a 1 per cent pay deal as company announces a 20 per cent profit
31 July 2017: As shareholders at TM can look forward to a dividend pay-out of 7.1 per cent and the company forecasts a profit of 19.6 per cent, the NUJ is asking why staff have been offered a deal which is essentially a pay cut.
NUJ statement on Johnston Press Scottish titles
25 July 2017: NUJ members were shocked at the scale of proposed job losses and the union has now submitted a list of demands to the company.
Journalists call for a halt to takeover of the Isle of Wight’s County Press by Newsquest
6 July 2017: Chapel members have implored the shareholders to give the existing management three months to develop a business plan and a long term strategy for the County Press.
Kensington council urged to lift media ban
29 June 2017: Grenfell Tower's horrific fire is a matter of public interest. The public has a right to know and there is no justification for discussions behind closed doors, the union says.
Local media should benefit from Newsquest's £245,000 refund to Welsh government
7 June 2017: Grant money returned to the Welsh Government from Newsquest, after it shut its subbing hub in Newport, should be used to aid local newspapers, says the NUJ.
Newsquest's disastrous production policy ends with closure of Weymouth subbing hub
10 May 2017: After closing its subbing hub in Newport, Newsquest is stopping production in Weymouth ending what the NUJ has called a monumentally-mistaken policy.
NUJ voices concern as political adverts blur editorial line
9 May 2017: The union said local newspapers must take care to label bought wraparound features from politcial parties clearly as advertisements.
Trinity Mirror chiefs remain bullish as company reports 16 per cent drop in revenue
4 May 2017: At the company's agm, the NUJ challenged the board about the company's failure to protect a journalist's source.
