Guardian Media Group activists in Manchester have launched a petition as part of their campaign to save their jobs and newsrooms.

Management at the Manchester Evening News group want to make almost 80 journalists redundant and close all the offices of its Greater Manchester weekly titles.

This will deprive Manchester’s communities of their local voice and is a disgrace for a supposedly liberal and labour-friendly news organisation.

The chapel, which covers six weeklies in the south of Greater Manchester, has unanimously declared a vote of no confidence in the Scott Trust over the decision.

Their facebook group is gathering members and has more information about the effect these savage cuts will have.

Posted by NUJ Left

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