Two of Scotland's biggest tabloids The Daily Record and The Sunday Mail have eliminated 43 jobs. The job cuts included 16 editorial positions.

Trinity Mirror, owner of the papers and the UK's top regional newspaper publisher, made the decision to reduce its staff as a cost cutting excercise "in the face of tough trading conditions across the industry and a softening advertising market." Both newspapers have suffered a decrease in circulation over the past year.

The UK's National Union of Journalists is against the job cuts and staff at the two papers voted unanimously to oppose them. A vote of no confidence in local management was passed and the journalists are considering strike action.

Paul Holleran, NUJ's Scottish organiser said the following: "We are not prepared to tolerate any compulsory redundancies."

29 jobs are also to be eliminated at Scotland's Daily Mirror; editor Mike Graham will be departing.

Source: Scotsman.com and here and here