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STV journalists to strike over salary freeze as profits drop

STV journalists to strike over salary freeze as profits drop

Published by Sam Flores

Chris Harvey and other STV staff at the STV strike in Aberdeen on 7 January 2026. Picture: NUJ Journalists at STV will strike on a key day for Scottish elections coverage next month in response to a salary freeze. The strike on Friday 8 May has been timed to coincide with coverage of the Holyrood vote count. It will be the second by STV News journalists this year. STV said a temporary salary freeze is one of several measures taken “to respond to the market conditions facing the media sector” and “apply fiscal restraint and minimise increases to the cost base of the business”. STV has not increased base salaries since January 2025, when staff received a 3% pay rise and the final payment under a discretionary profit-sharing plan. In a letter to unions, including National Union of Journalists (NUJ), the broadcaster said the freeze is the “only option at this stage as we prioritise returning business to profitability”. The Scottish broadcaster’s revenue in the year to 31 December 2025 was down by 6% to …

Up to 80 journalists strike in Scotland over STV job cuts

Up to 80 journalists strike in Scotland over STV job cuts

Published by Sam Flores

Chris Harvey and other STV staff at the STV strike in Aberdeen on 7 January 2026. Picture: NUJ Around 80 STV journalists turned out on picket lines outside the broadcaster’s headquarters in Glasgow and Aberdeen on Wednesday as staff face compulsory redundancies. The strike comes after STV announced in September that it planned to cut 60 jobs, including journalists, and merge the STV Central and STV North 6pm news programmes. They are set to be replaced with a single bulletin covering both licence areas held by STV. STV Central is currently produced in Glasgow while STV North runs in Aberdeen, with the latter set to be cut. Broadcast regulator Ofcom has said it is inclined to accept a revised version of STV’s plans in which at least 30% of the 6pm programme is locally relevant to each licence area. STV said 28 roles are affected across newsrooms, of which “the majority” have resulted in voluntary redundancies or redeployments. In December, members of the National Union of Journalists at STV voted 94% in favour of strike …