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BBC journalists vote for more strike action

By Nithya Bose in UK Employment news, posted August 11, 2023

BBC journalists have voted to extend their industrial action as they grapple with a protracted conflict over cuts to local services.

In a recent re-ballot, National Union of Journalists members approved more strikes by 70 percent and other industrial action by 83 percent.

It surpassed the legal threshold with a 64 percent turnout.

This decision marks a continuation of the dispute affecting BBC Local in England.

The service includes local radio, regional TV, and online services.

Despite already engaging in three strikes and maintaining a work-to-rule approach, NUJ members remain determined.

Michelle Stanistreet, NUJ general secretary, said: “The BBC needs to sit up and take notice of the strong feeling of BBC staff, along with politicians and community groups across the country.

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“If they thought this dispute was waning, they are sadly mistaken.

“This is a strong result in an important dispute in support of jobs, but also importantly in support of the BBC’s role in providing a service to all local communities.

“We now have a further mandate for strike action, but of course, we would prefer to reach a negotiated settlement with the BBC and resolve to continue the present talks with management.”

The NUJ says the BBC’s intends will slash local content by almost half.

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