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STV Staff to Strike on Scottish Election Results Day
Unions say the walkout will disrupt Scottish election count coverage as STV staff dispute a 0% pay offer and planned newsroom cuts.
- On Friday, May 8, journalists and technical staff at STV plan to strike, potentially disrupting coverage of the Scottish Parliament election vote count.
- Members of the National Union of Journalists and Bectu will walk out following management's refusal to provide a pay award for 2026, citing a £5.9m loss last year.
- NUJ Scotland organiser Nick McGowan-Lowe said staff are "overworked and underpaid," noting journalists lack faith in management's strategy after extensive talks failed to produce a fair offer.
- CEO Rufus Radcliffe stated the temporary salary freeze is necessary to restore profitability, despite the company having invested £500,000 in a new radio station last year.
- Former political editor Bernard Ponsonby recently warned the Glasgow-based broadcaster is "caught in an unbelievably bad financial storm," casting doubt on its long-term future.
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STV journalists to strike over salary freeze as broadcaster profits drop
Journalists at STV will strike on a key day for Scottish elections coverage next month in response to a salary freeze. The strike on Friday 8 May has been timed to coincide with coverage of the Holyrood vote count. It will be the second by STV News journalists this year. STV said a temporary salary freeze is one of several measures taken “to respond to the market conditions facing the media sector” and “apply fiscal restraint and minimise increa…
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STV journalists to strike on day of Holyrood election count
The NUJ said the action in a pay row will affect coverage of the results.
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