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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Severin Carrell Scotland editor

STV’s Scotland election coverage to be hit by strike action over pay

Seven Scottish political leaders stand in a semicircle in a grand columned hall with blue lighting for a debate.
STV broadcast a debate of Scottish political leaders on 28 April. Photograph: Stewart Attwood/STV/PA

Coverage of Scotland’s election counts by STV, the commercial broadcaster, is expected to be heavily hit by strike action in an escalating dispute over pay.

The National Union of Journalists and the technical union Bectu have targeted STV’s election reporting for their second strike this year in protest at its decision to impose a company-wide pay freeze after a significant fall in revenues.

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