Journalists at Newsquest North East, publisher of the Northern Echo and associated weekly newspapers, have ended their protest against a wage freeze and possible compulsory redundancies for the time being, Press Gazette reports today.
More than 50 journalists who took part in the action, which started on Monday and involved mandatory chapel meetings, were told they would have their pay docked by management.
Press Gazette quotes a journalist saying:"We felt we had made our point and shown unity within the chapel. If they were to make future cuts, they have seen the strength of the opinion, and strength of feeling. We didn’t feel it was in the best interests of us or the newspaper to prolong the action and hamper the paper.”
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