STRIKE ACTION AT THE DAILY RECORD AND SUNDAY MAIL
Early day motion 1346, tabled 24 April 2009 by Baroness Clark of Kilwinning (Labour). Signed by 35 members.
That this House supports the three-day strike organised by National Union of Journalists members at the Glasgow-based Daily Record and Sunday Mail starting from 24 April 2009 in protest against owners Trinity Mirror's decision to enforce 24 compulsory redundancies as a part of a plan to merge the titles; recognises that Sunday Mail and Daily Record are iconic Scottish titles and make significant profits for Trinity Mirror; believes that these planned redundancies will undermine the quality of journalism provided by these newspapers; and therefore urges Trinity Mirror to abandon these cuts and instead enter into meaningful negotiations with the union representing staff in order to solve the challenges the titles face.
Signatures by party: Labour 28, Liberal Democrat 4, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Scottish National Party 1.