Reach plc faces union backlash over printing plant closures

0:00On March 3rd, reach APLC, the publisher of the Daily Mirror faces growing pushback from the United Union over plans to close two printing plants next. Year. The sites in Watford and Glasgow employ more than 200 workers combined, with the Watford facility alone staffing 147. People. The company aims to shift production from these locations, including winding down the Saltire site in Glasgow by spring. Some Scottish titles like the Daily Record and Sunday Mail would then print at the Oldham facility in England, while Watford work might move too. Broxborne. Unite leaders argue the closures ignore the workers role in reach's recent financial gains, including an adjusted operating profit of 100. 4,700,000 pounds last year. They demand more details on the company's rationale. Reach insists the changes create a leaner structure to boost digital growth as print revenue declines. Staff consultations have started, with possible redeployments to other sites following hundreds of redundancies announced in September.

1:03Tensions continue as unions press for transparency, but reach says it's meeting all legal requirements during the process.