BBC journalists are to go on strike and launch a corporation-wide work to rule in an escalating row over compulsory redundancies, their union has announced.
BBC journalists are to go on strike and launch a corporation-wide work to rule in an escalating row over compulsory redundancies, their union has announced.
Custom byline text:
The National Union of Journalists said a date for the strike will be announced soon, while a work to rule already taking place in Scotland will be extended.
The union said the row was over around 30 compulsory redundancies as part of the BBC's Delivering Quality First cuts programme, which plans more than 2000 job losses across the corporation.
We moderate all comments on HeraldScotland on either a pre-moderated or post-moderated basis. If you're a relatively new user then your comments will be reviewed before publication and if we know you well then your comments will be subject to moderation only if other users or the moderators believe you've broken the rules, which are available here.
Moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours. Please be patient if your posts are not approved instantly.