Strike vote due at Scottish Media

Members are voting on industrial action over a pay dispute at Scottish Media.

The ballot, which closes on March 14, was prompted by the company's decision to impose a 2% pay increase on January 1 this year, without union agreement.

Staff in Scottish TV and Grampian were told that the increase, which should have been paid in October 2002, would apply until January 2004, implying a 15 month wait for any further pay rise.

A consultative ballot of union members overwhelmingly rejected the imposed rise, and both BECTU and the NUJ are threatening disruption if their strike ballots are successful.