Union meets leader over Echo move

The first edition of the Echo was printed in 1879

Union leaders are meeting with the leader of Liverpool City Council over plans to move the print production of the Post and Echo newspapers.

Owners Trinity Mirror want to move the two dailies' printing to the firm's site in Oldham, Greater Manchester.

Unite representatives are meeting Councillor Warren Bradley to discuss the move, which will affect 100 jobs.

Echo editor Alistair Machray has said it would cost £21m more to keep printing in Liverpool.

'Extremely angry'

Unite wants Mr Bradley to get behind its fight to save the Liverpool printing.

Unite Regional Officer, Paul Finegan said workers were "extremely angry" about the plans.

Trinity Mirror has invested £7.5m to create the single production site in Oldham, with an extension to the new colour presses, which came on line in December 2007.

Mr Machray has said that "all other functions" would remain on Merseyside when printing moved.

The Daily Post was first published at a small printing shop on Lord Street in 1855 while the first edition of the Echo was in 1879.