Mirror Hacks Vote to Strike
Attain PLC hacks have voted to strike this month following a “meagre” 3% pay rise supply. Categorical, Mirror and Star journalists, in addition to these from numerous native information shops, will stroll out on Friday 26 August, Wednesday 31 August, and 48 hours from September 14th to fifteenth. They will even work solely contracted hours from 1 to 13 September…
Attain supplied employees a pay rise of both 3% or £750 minimal, which the Nationwide Union of Journalists mentioned wasn’t sufficient, particularly after final yr’s 1% enhance. A complete of 79% of members voted for the strike motion on a 70% turnout.
Satirically the NUJ’s native chapel representatives rejected the three% pay supply by a ratio of 4 to 1 shortly after The Mirror revealed a front-page splash about chief executives incomes as much as 86 occasions their common staff’ salaries whereas attempting to suppress employees wages.
Attain’s chief govt, Jim Mullen, earns £4 million, which in accordance with the Press Gazette works out to 104 occasions as a lot as his median worker. Will millionaire socialist Kevin Maguire, on a six-figure wage – be becoming a member of the picket line? Guido has a sense that is one strike the Authorities shall be delighted to see…
