STV Staff Forced to Pay Price for Management’s Failures While Company Finds Money Elsewhere

March 18, 2026March 23, 2026 admin Strikes

Journalists and production staff at STV are being forced to subsidise management through a punitive pay freeze – and it's time this injustice ended.

Paul McManus, BECTU negotiations officer for Scotland, has laid bare the deep frustration and anger sweeping through newsrooms. And who can blame workers for feeling betrayed? While STV somehow locates funds to invest elsewhere in the business, the very people who produce the content that keeps the broadcaster alive are expected to accept a real-terms pay cut.

Manchester Metropolitan University Staff Conclude Three-Day Strike

February 14, 2026March 23, 2026 admin Strikes

Support staff at Manchester Metropolitan University have ended a three-day strike over what they described as an "insulting" 1.4 per cent pay offer.

The walkout, which ran from February 10 to February 12, saw library assistants, administrators, and IT workers picket outside All Saints Park on Oxford Road.

Tate Staff Forced to Strike as Directors Prioritize Bonuses Over Fair Pay

November 13, 2025March 23, 2026 admin Strikes, Unions

In a powerful demonstration of solidarity, frontline staff at the Tate galleries have voted overwhelmingly to strike, rejecting a pay offer that would plunge them deeper into financial hardship. The move is a direct response to an institution that values its directors' bonuses over the well-being of the very workers who make its world-class exhibitions possible.

An incredible 98% of Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) members, on a massive 87% turnout, have mandated strike action, sending an unequivocal message to management that they will no longer accept poverty pay. The strike, set for 26 November to 2 December, is a necessary step after Tate’s management offered a derisory 2-3% pay increase—a significant real-terms pay cut during a crushing cost-of-living crisis.