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December 14, 2010

Two volunteers mean compulsory redundancy threat lifted at Newsquest Bradford

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The threat of compulsory redundancies at Newsquest Bradford has lifted, Holdthefrontpage reports.

Last month 18 journalists working on the Telegraph and Argus and associated weeklies were told they were under threat of redundancy and had to re-apply for 16 jobs in a new merged newsroom. Two volunteers have come forward lifting the threat of compulsory job cuts.

Bradford is one of a number of Newsquest chapels across the country threatening strike action in protest at cutbacks and an ongoing pay freeze.

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