NUJ responds to Sky deal for ITV
The NUJ has responded to the announcement that Sky, owned by US company Comcast, has agreed a £1.6 billion deal to take over ITV’s Media & Entertainment division.
NUJ rejects BBC pay offer
The NUJ has rejected the BBC’s latest pay offer, saying it falls well below inflation and would amount to a real-terms pay cut for members.
National Executive Council backs strategy to promote long-term future of BBC
The NUJ's National Executive Council (NEC) has offered its full support to the industrial strategy BBC members deem necessary to resist savage job cuts.
NUJ concerned over reports of Comcast deal for ITV
The NUJ has reiterated concerns over Comcast’s takeover of ITV amid media reports of agreed terms and has called for greater transparency.
UK government publishes media green paper
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has launched a consultation on plans to improve access to trusted news.
NUJ responds to first wave of BBC cuts
The NUJ has warned that further brutal BBC cuts will be “devastating” for workers and audiences, urging management and the government to prioritise investing in the broadcaster.
Tribute paid to former MP and long-time NUJ member Michael Meadowcroft
Friend Adam Christie celebrates life of Meadowcroft, who died on 1 June after a short illness
NUJ condemns threats to journalists covering event in Northern Ireland
Masked men reportedly intimidated press at Palestinian solidarity march.
NUJ concerned by proposed Comcast ITV takeover
The NUJ has expressed concern over Comcast’s proposed takeover of ITV following reports that the deal does not guarantee a cash injection for local news.
NUJ slams Ofcom decision to approve STV cuts to local news
The NUJ has condemned Ofcom’s decision to allow STV to cut its dedicated news coverage for the North of Scotland as “the weakest of decisions in the face of the strongest of opposition”.
BBC and NUJ end dispute on rota changes at Newshour and The World Tonight
Today (22 May) NUJ members have agreed to accept a revised rota proposal to end their dispute with the BBC.
Surveillance: journalists worldwide call for stronger action on spyware abuse
International Federation of Journalists to lead lobbying.
BBC Newshour/World Tonight chapel to call strike action
NUJ members at the BBC who produce programmes including The World Tonight and Newshour, have announced industrial action starting next week, in a dispute over working patterns.
Journalists at BBC Newshour and The World Tonight vote for industrial action
NUJ members at Newshour and The World Tonight within BBC World Service have urged management to meet the union to avert a strike after voting overwhelmingly to take industrial action over rota changes.
NUJ secures pay deal for ITN members
The NUJ has reached an agreement with ITN on this year’s pay award, delivering a significant improvement for members.
STV journalists to strike, affecting Scottish elections coverage
Journalists and technical staff at STV have called a one-day strike on Friday 8 May in the latest stage of the long-running dispute at the Glasgow-based broadcaster.
NUJ sounds alarm on BBC plans to decimate jobs
The NUJ has condemned the BBC’s plans to cut around 2,000 jobs, urging the broadcaster to meaningfully engage workers and trade unions and reconsider its proposals.
NUJ stands in solidarity with ABC colleagues on strike
The union has joined the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in sending a message of support to journalists in Australia who went on strike for the first time in 20 years.
STV staff vote overwhelmingly for industrial action
Members of both the NUJ and Bectu at STV News have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action over a pay dispute in one of the first strike ballots to be held under the new Employment Rights Act.
ITV members win inflation-busting pay rise
The NUJ ITV chapel has secured a pay rise of up to four per cent for staff, and a non-consolidated £750 alongside the reinstatement of a redundancy policy, following six months of negotiations.