STV news bulletins and the channel's Scotland Tonight programme will be off-air tonight as journalists go on strike in a pay dispute with the company.
The industrial action is taking place as the NUJ is seeking a 6% pay rise for members to "keep pace with inflation" during the cost-of-living crisis. The union said STV, which is independent from ITV, offered the 6% increase for the bottom 3% of earners and claimed it cannot afford to pay more. Nick McGowan-Lowe, NUJ national organiser, said: "Journalists at STV have not just been reporting on the cost-of-living crisis they've been experiencing it too.
"Simon Pitts, STV chief executive, was paid over £900,000 from the company last year and only a small fraction of that would settle this dispute. Join Glasgow Live's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages.
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