Journalists at STV have voted to take industrial action in a dispute over plans to axe the STV North programme.
The broadcaster is proposing to end the separate news programme for viewers in the north of Scotland and cut up to 60 jobs across the business, half of which would be in the newsroom.
A formal NUJ ballot returned a 94% vote in favour of strike action on an 82% turnout.
Although a strike could take place before Christmas, no dates have been announced, and its understood that action is unlikely before the new year.
Nick McGowan-Lowe, the NUJ's national organiser for Scotland, said: "Voting for industrial action is a step that no worker takes lightly.
"This result shows the strength of feeling within our members at STV, both around the cuts, and the way in which management has handled them.
"While we acknowledge the progress that STV management have already made in attempting to reduce the number of compulsory redundancies, the plan they are proposing for axing the STV North edition of the News at 6 is bad for viewers, bad for journalism, and bad for the north of Scotland."
He added: "This is a dispute about quality journalism, and making sure the north of Scotland can continue to have access to reliable, trusted, quality news coverage that is rooted in their communities.
"We will continue to fight for every single job in the newsroom."
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