NUJ says no staff consulted over seven-day Mirror

The NUJ says journalists were not consulted by Trinity Mirror over the plan to create a seven day Mirror and axe Daily Mirror editor Richard Wallace and Sunday Mirror editor Tina Weaver (top).

The union blames outgoing Trinity Mirror chief executive Sly Bailey for the decision.

Michelle Stanistreet, NUJ general secretary, said:“The shock announcement today is a decision made once again without any consultation or agreement with staff. The move to a seven day operation and the brutal axing of the editors is an example of a company in crisis.

“It says a lot about the board of Trinity Mirror that they have allowed chief executive Sly Bailey, finally on her way out after presiding over stupendous decline, to push such drastic measures through. The statement from the company tries to dress up this last hurrah as a leap into a brave new world of multimedia publishing – the reality is that these cuts and the weakening of the titles’ identities will be a further blow to resources and quality journalism from a lame duck chief executive whose monumental lack of vision has seen the company’s fortunes plummet.

“Half of all jobs across the entire group have already been axed, the company's strength has ebbed away yet executives have consistently attacked its assets - journalists and the quality journalism they produce. Although the NUJ does not have formal recognition rights yet at Trinity Mirror’s national titles, the union will be meeting with its many members across the titles to discuss their response as a chapel.”