Wales journalists protest at Trinity cuts

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by HoldtheFrontPage Staff Published 25 Jun 2007

Journalists working for Trinity Mirror’s Cardiff-based operation are taking action to stem proposed job cuts at the Western Mail, South Wales Echo, Wales on Sunday and Celtic Newspapers.

Fifty posts are to be made redundant at the company, Western Mail & Echo Ltd.

All departments will be affected, according to Trinity Mirror.

Moves by the National Union of Journalists to protest at the announcement include:

Writing a letter of protest to WME Ltd managing director Keith Dye, with a copy to Trinity Mirror chief executive Sly Bailey, over the job losses

asking the NUJ to write to Investors in People urging withdrawal of the company’s accreditation over the way it has handled the redundancies

writing to all Welsh MPs and Assembly Members to draw their attention to the situation at WME.

Manufacturing union Amicus is also being asked to support the action.

A recent NUJ meeting with Keith Dye raised concerns about the consultation process with the union and with Amicus before the redundancies were announced.

There were also worries about the workload on remaining journalists following the job losses.

The cut-backs are part of the national Trinity Mirror review, which will result in some 550 job cuts nationwide.

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