Journalists from The Guardian and The Observer went on strike for the first time in 50 years

Employees of British publications The Guardian and The Observer went on strike for the first time in 50 years in connection with the proposed sale of The Observer to the news portal Tortoise Media. This was reported by the National Union of Journalists ( NUJ) on December 4.

The strike began outside the headquarters of Guardian Media Group (GMG), the media company that owns The Guardian and The Observer. The journalists' union said the picket was being held on the 233rd anniversary of the first issue of The Observer, which is the oldest Sunday newspaper in the world. The staff came out to demonstrate over their displeasure that negotiations for the sale of the publication were being carried out without consulting them. The NUJ has indicated that the strikes will take place on Dec. 4-5 and Dec. 1-13.

After messages of solidarity to journalists from the branches of the National Union of Writers began to appear on social networks, Andrew Pakes, a member of the House of Commons (lower house of parliament) from the ruling Labor Party, joined the strike, the publication specified.

Earlier, on November 26, it was reported that in Canada almost 10 million parcels did not reach the recipients because of the ongoing boycott of letter carriers Canada Post. The company's employees proposed an 11.5% wage increase for postal workers over four years and additional paid vacation, but the postal workers' union called for a 24% wage increase over the same period.