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December 10, 2018updated 30 Sep 2022 7:13am

Newsquest journalists will strike over ‘poor pay’ on Cumbrian newspapers

By Freddy Mayhew

Journalists working across four Newsquest-owned newspapers in Cumbria have agreed to strike action over “poor pay” in the run-up to Christmas.

Newsquest has made more than 100 people redundant since it took over CN Group in March, according to the National Union of Journalists.

The union claims this has led to “huge workloads” for remaining staff who have not had a pay rise since 2015.

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