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'Ball back in management's court', says union
National Union of Journalists members at Newsquest in Bradford say the ball is now back in the management’s court, in the ongoing dispute over pay. On Wednesday, members at the Telegraph & Argus, Keighley News, Ilkley Gazette, Craven Herald and
Journalists due to start "indefinite" strike in Bradford
Pay talks between management and staff at Newsquest Bradford have failed to reach a conclusion – and the journalists taking industrial action are due to start an “indefinite” strike at midnight on Sunday. The company says publication of its titles
Bolton walkout continues as talks fail to find resolution
National Union of Journalists members at Newsquest’s Bolton and Bury titles have entered a third week of strike action after talks with company management failed to find a resolution. Members at the Bolton Evening News, Bolton Journal, Bury Times, Bury
Call for NUJ members to "see sense"
Management at Newsquest in Bradford have urged National Union of Journalists members to see sense after spending almost a month out on strike so far this year. NUJ members at the Telegraph & Argus, Keighley News, Ilkley Gazette, Craven Herald
12-day strike by journalists due to start
Union members at a Yorkshire newspaper company were today due to walk out for a 12-day stoppage over pay after rejecting a two per cent offer from the management. Editorial staff, who are part of the National Union of Journalists,
Strikes draw to a close: Papers publish as planned
Two strikes at a series of newspapers in Lancashire and Yorkshire were drawing to a close today. Editorial staff at Newsquest’s Kendal centre were back at work after a four-day stoppage by National Union of Journalists members looking for an
Strike due to hit newspaper offices today
National Union of Journalists members at Newsquest Bradford were today due to take strike action in a protest over pay. Group offices in Bradford, Keighley, Shipley, Ilkley, Otley and Skipton were due to be picketed as union members stay away
MD's disappointment at "unreasonable" union stance
I was interested to read your story of January 23 in which Newsquest Bradford boss David Coates rebuts his journalist colleagues’ claim for a decent wage.
T&A names new MD
The company that publishes the Bradford Telegraph & Argus has a new boss, with the appointment of David Coates (pictured below) as managing director. David, (34), began his newspaper career in 1990 as a part-time sales canvasser and has also