As late as this week, five staff from the BBC Asian Network faced compulsory redundancy on December 31. Now, the BBC and NUJ have agreed that "commitments" have been met. This time the NUJ has a strike mandate in its pocket. 70.3% of those who voted (I can't find the the hard numbers) are ready to take strike action, if there are compulsory redundancies.
The spotlight now falls on BBC Scotland, where there were over 30 redundancies to resolve, and a meeting on Monday.
The last time the BBC unions called the troops to the barricades, things were different. It was over a "derisory" 1% pay offer, and the strike ballot threatened coverage of the Diamond Jubilee. Suddenly, without the results of the ballot being reported, there was a deal, and the unions "recognised very tough financial challenges". They did, however, claim they'd got renewed commitments to avoid redundancies.
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