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NUJ challenges FT race discrimination
The Financial Times is being taken to an employment tribunal to face accusations of race discrimination against employees of FT Chinese, the Chinese version of the Financial Times online. Unlike FT employees sitting next to them, FT Chinese staff work five night shifts a week instead of four and do not have the same minimum salary as their colleagues. Despite the fact that their editor is an associate editor of the FT and that all FT Chinese staff were once employed directly by the FT, the paper...
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NUJ on death of Marie Colvin
The NUJ has joined the journalist community in sending its condolences to the family of Marie Colvin, the Sunday Times correspondent, who was killed in Syria today. Michelle Stanistreet, NUJ general secretary, said: 'We send our condolences to Marie's family and the family of Remi Ochlik, also killed in the attack. Marie was an excellent reporter who said that her mission was 'to report the horrors of war with accuracy and without prejudice'. She did that with bravery and grace. The unspeakab...
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Make home-time your deadline: finish on time on Work Your Proper Hours day this Friday
The NUJ is encouraging journalists to take part in Work Your Proper Hours day on Friday 24 February. The TUC day of action will highlight the long hours and unpaid overtime culture faced by journalists at work. The union wants members to take a decent lunch break, leave work on time and organise NUJ events on the day. More than five million people regularly do unpaid overtime, giving employers PST29.2 billion free work last year. Work your proper hours day is the day to make the most of your ti...
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NUJ shows snapshot of misery in the Newsquest newsroom
Newsquest, the UK's third largest regional newspaper group, has not given its staff a pay rise in three out of the last four past years, yet the profits for its US owners have risen by 15 per cent to PST82.5 million. A new group-wide analysis by the NUJ shows a snapshot of the reality for the workforce at Newsquest, a picture that will not be found in the company's glossy corporate brochures. The newspaper group's portfolio includes iconic titles, such as Glasgow's Herald, Brighton's Argus, Nort...
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Where are all the Women? NUJ event 14 March
Where are all the Women? Sexism in the Media industry, organising the fightback. An NUJ public meeting on Wednesday 14 March 7pm in London. The NUJ is planning an event at TUC women's conference this year entitled Where are all the Women? Sexism in the media industry - Organising the fightback. The event will take place on Wednesday 14 March at TUC Congress House in London starting at 7pm. The venue address and map are here All are welcome - so please feel free to invite others and promote the ...