Three quarters of NUJ staff agree to BBC strike action
NUJ members have voted to strike in protest of BBC News redundancies after the union’s latest ballot gave overwhelming support for the action on Monday.
Following a national ballot, 89.6 per cent of respondents settled on industrial action with 73.6 per cent choosing to strike against the corporation.
In July, NUJ members planned a strike to coincide with the Glasgow Commonwealth Games but were tabled an improved offer by the BBC – this offer was declined on Monday.
The union has called for BBC cuts to be focused on what it called “managerial excesses and waste” as an alternative to forcing redundancy Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
