One of the most pressing issues to emerge from National Council was the resolution on Newsquest the UK operating arm of Gannet CO.Inc., who own The Herald, Sunday Herald and Evening Times, and a special thanks should go to Aileen Campbell, Jamie Hepburn and Malcolm Balfour for their contributions on this issue.
The future of these newspapers is under threat.
In the words of Murray Ritchie, former Herald Journalist, "Gannet has a reputation in the industry for profiteering at the expense of editorial quality, and for being the worst employer in British journalism. This explains why the National Union of Journalists has been in more industrial disputes than with any other management."
The Herald's position as a National newspaper is seriously under threat, and the Sunday edition's role as an award winning title is at risk. For the 3rd year in a row profits have increased at Newsquest, but for the 3rd year in a row management have demanded job cuts across the board. The Herald is fast being reduced by an asset stripping management to the status of a local paper with a skeleton staff. Further redundancies can only further damage editorial quality.
This threat of job cuts smacks of corporate greed. The future of these newspapers must not be sacrificed.....
For more info http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/heraldandtimes/
Read Murray Ritchies views online at
Also visit the link for the SNP Trade Union Group.
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