Around 100 people gathered outside the Yorkshire Post offices in Leeds in a protest greeting for new Johnston Press chief executive John Fry.
Fry, in his second day in the post after succeeding Tim Bowdler, was due to be at the Leeds centre today. The NUJ reports: "The lively protest was organised to coincide with the visit and to send a clear signal that journalists on the papers and the local community will make a stand to defend quality journalism."
About 80 members of the NUJ chapel joined local politicians and supporters from other NUJ branches and trade unions. Speaking at the protest, NUJ Father of Chapel Pete Lazenby said: “It’s a great welcome to John Fry on the day he makes his first visit to the company. We’re fighting for our jobs, but also for our papers. The cuts the management propose are destroying the quality of our papers and making it impossible for us to provide a proper service.”
The union says 20 editorial jobs have been left unfilled at the Yorkshire Post and Evening Post.
You can see a video of the protest here .
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