The BBC will know tomorrow what dates they'll need to get the managers trained by. The latest strike ballot, this time by the joint unions, has come out in favour of downing tools. The NUJ vote was 61.2% for strike action and 79.9% for action short of a strike; just over 41% of the eligible membership voted. BECTU members voted by a majority of 56 per cent for strike action; 81 per cent of members voting in favour of action short of striking. 39% of the membership voted.
The last walkout, just by NUJ members, was on the 18th of February. Since then, BBC News has moved completely into new production offices and studios at Broadcasting House - with new technology. And this time, BECTU, who provide many of the operating and technical roles, will be out as well. The NUJ and BECTU together represent close to 7,000 of a BBC staff of around 20,000. Time for some managers to put a shift in on the new buttons, bells and whistles...
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