All posts tagged NUJ
Salmond backs call for job cuts moratorium at the BBC
THE First Minister, Alex Salmond, has backed calls for a job cuts moratorium at the BBC. On Monday, news services were disrupted by strike action by members of the National Union of Journalists, protesting against job …
Possible UK-wide strike action at BBC in support of Scots colleagues
A WORK-TO-RULE at BBC Scotland by members of the National Union of Journalists could escalate as strike action across the Corporation, UK-wide. It follows a decision by NUJ Mothers/Fathers
BBC Scotland facing risk of industrial action over Festive period
UPDATE: The meeting decided to wait until the outcome of the BBC's attempts to redeploy staff, as described below. The chapel next convenes on the 18th. In the
‘BBC Scotland needs to produce referendum programming that’s more than one-off debates’ – NUJ to tell MSPs
THE National Union of Journalists is calling on BBC Scotland to up its coverage of the forthcoming referendum on Scottish independence by calling for a moratorium on job
Free web, freelancing and radio training being staged by the NUJ
FREE training on writing for the web, being an entrepreneurial freelancer and interviewing and editing for both the web and radio are being staged by the National Union
NUJ submits ‘dispute letter’ in protest at BBC redundancy process
A LETTER formally registering an objection to the way the BBC Scotland is seeking to make people redundant has been submitted by the National Union of Journalists as
Unions call on the BBC to devote substantial resources to Commonwealth Games and referendum coverage
THE BBC is being called on to set aside substantial resources to report both the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in two years' time and the referendum on Scotland's
Censorship the subject of movie debate
A DEBATE on censorship is taking place this evening at the Edinburgh Filmhouse cinema, following the screening of a movie. Says the Filmhouse about 'This is not a Film':
Advanced internet research training being staged by NUJ
TRAINING on advanced internet research is being staged by the National Union of Journalists. Taking place a week tomorrow, it is being delivered by Scotland-based freelance, Colin Meek, who
Paul Holleran: The mental state of the media
NOWHERE in my job description as the Scottish Organiser of the National Union of Journalists does it state that I need qualifications in psychiatry or psychology. It also doesn’t
MPs voice ‘concern’ over councils moving job ads away from Scottish newspapers
A SHIFT of local authority job adverts from newspapers to a dedicated website run by the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities has been recognised by MPs as a
Daily Record and Sunday Mail to miss Scottish Press Awards
THE Scottish Press Awards, taking place tomorrow evening, are expected to have one notable absentee: representation from the Daily Record and Sunday Mail. Journalists from the two papers in
NUJ disputes staff reorganisation ‘finalised’ claim at Herald Group
THE National Union of Journalists is claiming that contrary to reports - including on allmediascotland.com - that staff reorganisation at the Herald group of papers has been finalised,
Herald Group put on hold all voluntary redundancies
STAFF at the Herald group of newspapers who thought they were receiving voluntary redundancy, as part of a staff re-organisation announced last month, have been told they may
Press Awards facing boycott threat
NEXT year’s Scottish Press Awards is a facing a boycott as a protest against the chair of its organisers. At a mass meeting of staff at The Scotsman group
Herald staff to learn more on Monday
STAFF at The Herald group of newspapers are to be given, on Monday, a clearer indication of the new contracts that might await them, including details of salary
Herald action prompts political responses
PLANS by the owners of The Herald group of newspapers to make all its 250 editorial staff redundant and then invite them to re-apply for around 210 new
Herald staff all made redundant
AS reported as breaking news on allmediascotland.com, early yesterday evening, all but a handful of employees at the Herald group of newspapers - The Herald, the Sunday Herald
Suspended Union Official Re-instated
A NATIONAL Union of Journalists' representative at the Evening Times newspaper has been re-instated, following his suspension. Gordon Thomson, a deputy ‘father of chapel’ and reporter at the paper,
Union official suspended
AS recipients of the allmediascotland.com e-newsletter were informed on Friday afternoon, the National Union of Journalists' deputy 'father of chapel' (FoC) at the Evening Times newspaper has been



















