Company communications

The company has indicated to chapel reps that it is not prepared to enter into pay negotiations and regards the loss of sub-editors' jobs to Southampton as "irreversible".

Even our fiercest critics pledge their support

Football fan forums are a notoriously robust arena, and Brighton's North Stand Chat is no exception.
The Argus regularly gets a roasting on there, with any slip-ups swiftly spotted and posted up for general riducule.
So it was fantastic to see so many of its members voicing their support for the paper, and for our strike - maybe they don't really hate us after all!
Read it here for yourself.

Attila the Stockbroker lends his support

And it wasn't just local politicians lending their support - legendary performance poet and all-round agitator Attila the Stockbroker was also on this morning's picket line with this pithy sign.

He also gave us this message of support:

"A local paper should be produced locally by local journalists, not in a different county!
"The Argus is an important part of our local culture. One message for Newsquest’s greedy board - reinstate the Argus subeditors and pay all the staff a decent wage!"

What other people are saying about us

Here's a round-up of coverage of the strike so far (more to come, hopefully!)

The Opinionist - Up the revolution
Ben Duncan - Boost for local bloggers as US-based Argus owners abandon Brighton
Mary Mears - Statement on the Argus journalists’ strike action
Brighton and Hove News - Argus journalists vote to strike
Journalism.co.uk - Brighton Argus journalists vote to strike
Press Gazette - Brighton Argus journalists join Newsquest colleagues in strike action
News from Brighton - The Argus strike action explained
Uckfield News - Journalists explain strike action at The Argus, Brighton
The Guardian - Argus journalists vote to strike