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Record and Mail staff to strike | Record and Mail staff to strike |
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Journalists at the Daily Record and Sunday Mail have voted overwhelmingly for two days of strike action. | Journalists at the Daily Record and Sunday Mail have voted overwhelmingly for two days of strike action. |
Staff will walk out on Saturday 4 April and Friday 10 April. There is also to be a continuous work-to-rule. | Staff will walk out on Saturday 4 April and Friday 10 April. There is also to be a continuous work-to-rule. |
The company is planning to shed 70 jobs, after merging the production of the Record and Mail titles. | The company is planning to shed 70 jobs, after merging the production of the Record and Mail titles. |
Owners Trinity Mirror said the restructuring would make the titles better equipped for a "dramatically different media economy". | Owners Trinity Mirror said the restructuring would make the titles better equipped for a "dramatically different media economy". |
A plan to cut 70 out of 276 editorial staff was announced at the end of February. | A plan to cut 70 out of 276 editorial staff was announced at the end of February. |
The strike ballot was held by the National Union of Journalists. | The strike ballot was held by the National Union of Journalists. |
About 85% of those who voted backed strike action. | |
The first 24-hour strike is to take place from midnight next Friday, affecting the production of the Sunday Mail as well as coverage of Saturday football matches for Monday's Daily Record. | |
Its Scottish organiser Paul Holleran said the management would not compromise. | Its Scottish organiser Paul Holleran said the management would not compromise. |
Trinity Mirror said the current economic climate had been a factor in the reorganisation, under which the Daily Record and Sunday Mail would operate as a single editorial team. | Trinity Mirror said the current economic climate had been a factor in the reorganisation, under which the Daily Record and Sunday Mail would operate as a single editorial team. |
The Daily Record's circulation has dropped to about 336,000, allowing it to be overtaken by the Scottish Sun as Scotland's most-bought daily newspaper, according to official ABC figures. | The Daily Record's circulation has dropped to about 336,000, allowing it to be overtaken by the Scottish Sun as Scotland's most-bought daily newspaper, according to official ABC figures. |
The circulation of the Sunday Mail has also fallen in recent times to a current level of 416,169, but it has retained its position as the country's most popular Sunday newspaper. | The circulation of the Sunday Mail has also fallen in recent times to a current level of 416,169, but it has retained its position as the country's most popular Sunday newspaper. |