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Union in fresh bid to save Daily Record jobs

Union members in Scotland have tabled a motion to Trinity Mirror bosses in the hope of saving 26 jobs at the Daily Record and Sunday Mail at risk of compulsory redundancy.

The motion put forward on Friday by National Union of Journalists’ chapel members reads: “This chapel expresses its concern that the Trinity Board and senior management are missing the opportunity to take on crisis-hit News International.”

They want managers to immediately lift the threat of compulsory redundancies and to seize the opportunity presented by recent events to launch a vigorous advertising and promotional campaign for both titles.

The company is looking to reduce its headcount by 71, but only 45 people have so far volunteered for redundancy, meaning another 26 could be forced out of the door.