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STV journalists have voted to strike in a dispute over proposals to cut jobs and scrap the dedicated news programme in the north of Scotland . This comes after plans were made to make 60 staff redundant, half of which from the newsroom. ‌

The broadcaster's plans included replacing its central belt and north of Scotland news with a single programme from Glasgow, with this including sections devoted to regional news. The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) said a ballot of members found that 94 percent were in favour of strike action and and 98 percent supported action short of strikes on a turnout of 82 percent. ‌

The union said that some of the proposals require Ofcom approval, and the regulator’s public consultation is expected to begin in the next few weeks. Scot

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