As NUJ members at the Trinity Mirror titles the Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail took strike action yesterday over job cuts, the Scottish TUC called for a boycott. Brendan Barber take note.

More about the situation in Scotland will follow.

• Tickets for our comedy benefit gig in London on Wednesday 15 April are now available to sell to friends and colleagues. Ticket sales are a good opportunity to get round workplaces and raise the issue of the cuts and the fightback. Email standupforjournalism@me.com

The final line-up for our ’Stand up for journalism’ comedy benefit gig for striking journalists is now confirmed.

Anarchist Andrew O’Neill will join ex-political journalist David Mulholland on the bill which we have previously announced also includes Kate Smurthwaite, Attila the Stockbroker and NUJ member Julia Brosnan.

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