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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Alan Jones

Guardian journalists launch 48-hour strike in protest at planned sale of the Observer to Tortoise Media

National Union of Journalists picket outside The Guardian offices in King's Cross - (Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutt)

Journalists at two national newspapers are launching a 48-hour strike on Wednesday in protest at the planned sale of one of the titles.

Members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) at the Guardian and Observer are walking out for the first time in more than 50 years.

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