NUJ reacts to publication of Reach plc annual report
The union has urged Reach plc to urgently reconsider its pay offer to journalists following publication of its annual report today, revealing £102.3m in operating profits and a £1.24m pay package to Jim Mullen, Reach CEO, in 2024.
NUJ urges fair journalists' pay award following the announcement of £100m Reach plc operating profits
The NUJ has urged Reach plc to fairly remunerate journalists at the company following its announcement of £102.3m in operating profits achieved in 2024.
Reach risks "debilitating drain of morale" over cuts, says NUJ
The National Union of Journalists has urged transparency and meaningful commitments on jobs from publisher Reach, following a meeting of the union's Reach group chapel.
Reach scores own goal by cutting women’s football coverage
NUJ repeats its concern over cuts to sports coverage by the publisher.
MPs rally behind Reach journalists
NUJ parliamentary briefing garners support from MPs concerned about the publisher’s latest round of job cuts and its impact on journalism.
NUJ letter says Reach must rethink its business plan which is endangering the company’s survival
The directors and shareholders of Reach, publisher of titles including The Mirror, Daily Star, Daily Record, Manchester Evening News, Irish Daily Mirror and Liverpool Echo, have been told it needs a radical rethinking of its business strategy in a letter from the National Union of Journalists.
Reach NUJ group chapel statement
The chapel has expressed no confidence in the company’s senior leaders, following the publisher's announcement to cut hundreds of jobs.
Reach announces further job cuts
The NUJ has expressed its dismay at news of substantial job cuts announced by the company today.
Reach’s downbeat figures do not “represent the hard work of our members.”
NUJ response to Reach plc's half year results.
Reach blames Facebook for revenue decline
Reach, the UK’s biggest regional newspaper publisher and owner of the Mirror and Express, blamed Meta for a slump in digital revenues as the social platform changed the way it displays news.
NUJ welcomes publication of Reach full year results
The publisher of titles including The Mirror, Express, Liverpool Echo and Irish Star, has published full year results detailing total revenue of £600m in 2022.
Strikes start at Reach after talks stall
Journalists at Reach newspapers and websites are striking today after talks to resolve the dispute over pay broke down.
NUJ PR and communications solidarity with Reach dispute
All NUJ members working in PR and communications are being asked NOT to engage with Reach titles on strike days.
Reach journalists call for company bosses to reinvest their excessive pay deals to fund a fair wage for staff
They tell the company’s chief executive and chief financial officer to use their £7m pay packages towards a fair pay deal for staff.
NUJ reacts to Reach half year results
New interim figures from publisher reveal "a strong balance sheet" of £44m.
NUJ chapel shames Reach over hypocrisy
A motion from the NUJ Reach group chapel urges bosses to deliver a fair pay package that values staff and begins to address pay inequalities.
Welsh democracy put under threat by Reach job cuts, says culture and media committee
Reach newspaper group, which has announced 580 company-wide redundancies, has been told its plans are "not in the interests of Wales and Welsh democracy" by a Welsh parliament committee.
