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# NameComments
2001 Rachael Glazier
2002 Natalie Hanson
2003 Timothy Martell, IAPE Local 1096
2004 John MarshallI requesting in the names of the NUJ members at the Herald, Herald on Sunday and Evening Times in Glasgow that all major disputes be resolved through negotiations. The members seek an end to the constant downsizing, which impacts their ability to provide a product that their readers have come to appreciate and expect. As I understand it, the papers' owners Newsquest, despite multi-million pound profits are seeking to save £3m by axing jobs and cutting editorial budgets. When Newsquest bought the titles it promised to invest - instead it is cutting jobs and compromising quality. I stand in support of the members as their stated intention are to maintain the quality and level of coverage of Scottish issues and opinions. Profits should be shared with those who helped earn them. I call on Gannett/Newsquest to abide by the assurances they provided to the Competition Commission hearing in 2003 on the transfer of The Herald, Sunday Herald and Evening Times and stop cutting jobs in these titles.
2005 Dia Pearce
2006 Paul Joyce
2007 Patrick Joyce
2008 Pat Joyce
2009 Kathleen Slater
2010 Simon Slater
2011 Jo Laing
2012 Joyce McGregor
2013 Nan Joyce
2014 Roger JonesWe need to do all we can go protect the quality of newspaper - and this can only be done by maintaining staff levels and investing.
2015 Debbie Goldman
2016 Bob DriehausGood unions make for strong companies and communities.
2017 michael martin
2018 Mary Bousted
2019 Arlette MalobaI am wholeheartedly supportive of the strike
2020 David ComerfordInstead of retrenching into parochalism and purely local issues (Scotland is not Yorkshire!), there is opportunity for a Glasgow based media group to be expanding into the entire English speaking European area that doesn't want a purely London-centric view of the world. Scottish, Irish, English & Welsh, as well as International, editions of a non-London based paper would be tremendously attractive, especially given the current reality of true and interesting devolution. Such a group could seek to challenge media brands like the Independent and the (formerly Manchester but now definitely London) Guardian. It's online content could become a primary information source for ex-pats worldwide. Newsquest's stragey seems deeply conservative and unambitious. There'd be political support for an alternative - see Salmond's speech today (8/8/07).
2021 chrystal
2022 Lockwood RidgeThe rich get richer, the poor take cyanide.
2023 neil dunkinMay I suggest that Gannett/Newsquest uses a few thousand pounds from its millions in profits to carry out a comprehensive health survey of all its journalists. Given the turmoil through which they have gone over the past three years, I believe the results could be quite worrying.
2024 George WaldmanI was involved in the newspaper strike in Detroit in the late nineties and still live with the weakened people and papers. Come together or hurt eveyone in the community (and the "bottom line").
2025 Tommy CraigAs a member of the FBU I understand your struggles and hope you get a satisfactory outcome. Strength in Unity.
2026 Jennifer Payne
2027 Ruth Ivory
2028 Bazza MIn my lifetime (so far!) I have seen Scotland depleted of key aspects of its industry so that it is, in some respecst at least, a shadow of its former self. Let us not also lose our quality newspapers.
2029 Laura Kelly-Walsh
2030 Laura Kelly-Walsh
2031 Kate Holman
2032 Catherine Andrade
2033 john normanthese jobs should be protected
2034 Anonymous
2035 Anna Gillies
2036 AnonymousThis once great and respected paper and focus of Scottish life has been systematically run into the ground. Profit in business is nessesary. Greed is entirely different. The Scottish people will be unforgiving of Newsquest. It seems that sad that the rot has set in and seems to be spreading out of control. I for one amongst thousands of readers and Glaswegians am both angry and very sad at this state of affairs.
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2038 Kennedy ConnollyI worked for a Newsquest title in South Wales a few years ago and I can't begin to describe the greed of that insidious company.
2039 Kennedy ConnollyI worked for a Newsquest title in South Wales a few years ago and I can't begin to describe the greed of that insidious company.
2040 Gareth HarperThe behaviour of Newsquest is totally unacceptable.
2041 Anonymous
2042 Anonymous
2043 Mike Gilbert
2044 Anonymous
2045 Anonymous
2046 Ian Tasker
2047 AnonymousI have ceased buying the titles and have written to The Herald
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2049 Isobel Palmer

 

Signatures | Total: 2,049