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News Shopper staff start two-day strike in Newsquest dispute
22 June 2015: Journalists striking in London and the south east say they are even more resolved as management refuses to negotiation and rows back on agreement to pay London Living Wage. Follow @Cutsquest for all the news.
Newsquest London strike, day two
19 June 2015: Day two started with a puzzling headline on the Comet's front page, then visits to the picket line from local MPs and a message of solidarity from the NUJ's national executive council.
IFJ and EFJ back Newsquest strike
19 June 2015: The International Federation of Journalists and European Federation of Journalists "stand squarely behind the NUJ and its members working for Newsquest in South London".
Twelve-day London Newsquest strike begins
18 June 2015: Journalists in south London started a 12-day strike over pay and conditions after talks failed to make enough progress.
Birmingham MPs protest against local paper redundancies
16 June 2015: Ten Birmingham MPs have written to Simon Fox, the chief executive of Trinity Mirror, to protest about his plans to cut jobs at the Birmingham Post and Mail.
Votes of no confidence over 'click-bait' targets
12 June 2015: Trinity Mirror group journalists are in revolt over being forced to write "click-bait" stories and new targets to measure their work by the "click-ability" of their stories on the web.
12-day London newspapers' strike to start on Thursday
12 June 2015: The strike action at Newsquest (South London) will now take place between Thursday 18 June and Wednesday 1 July.
Rotherham Advertiser FoC reinstated
10 June 2015: 24-hour strike called off as Phil Turner's job is saved and management agrees to sign a new house agreement.
Roll call of newspaper closures, launches and job losses
9 June 2015: List of title closures, mergers and launches of newspapers & websites, plus log of local news job losses.
Twelve-day strike set for Newsquest titles in south London
9 June 2015: The strike, to be followed by a work to rule, has been called over redundancies, staffing levels and pay.
