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

About 120 journalists and broadcast staff expected to protest about pay freeze as STV invests in new radio station

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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.