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STV Staff to Strike on Election Results Day
Journalists and technical staff walked out over a pay freeze, forcing STV to air ITV shows instead of its election programme.
- On Friday, STV replaced its planned Scottish election coverage with game shows like The Chase after journalists and technical staff launched a one-day strike on the day votes are counted for Holyrood elections.
- Staff from the National Union of Journalists and Bectu are manning picket lines in Glasgow and Aberdeen, protesting a 0% pay offer unions characterize as a real-terms pay cut despite STV's £500,000 radio station investment last year.
- NUJ Scotland organiser Nick McGowan-Lowe said members would prefer reporting results over striking, adding that CEO Rufus Radcliffe failed to end the dispute, making it "personally embarrassing" that STV broadcasts reruns during Scotland's biggest news story.
- An STV spokesperson defended the salary freeze as necessary for financial stability, while the broadcaster airs ITV network shows including Good Morning Britain and Tipping Point, except for a 30-minute episode of "Sean's Scotland" at 6pm.
- Plans announced last year to axe up to 60 jobs and replace the dedicated north programme with a single Glasgow-based broadcast precede this action, as Ofcom has yet to decide on STV's application to reduce public service broadcasting obligations.
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STV staff walk out on strike on day of Holyrood election count
NUJ and Bectu members have walked out amid a pay row.
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STV staff on strike on day of election count
STV’s news programming faced significant disruption today (Friday, May 8) as journalists and technical staff undertook a 24-hour strike coinciding with the crucial Scottish election count. The industrial action, organised by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Bectu, which represents technical staff, resulted in the complete absence of STV News broadcasts, with election coverage replaced by pre-recorded entertainment programming. The s…
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