Deal ?

Talks at ACAS seems to have produced an offer which the NUJ think worth putting to a online ballot of members working in news across the English Regions, in the dispute over the regionalisation of swathes of local radio output.  

The BBC concessions are unclear, but are thought to include a hold on an All-England Sunday afternoon shows until September 2024. 

Paul Siegert, NUJ broadcasting official, said: “Members will now have their say on this offer, which addresses some of the most pressing industrial concerns – including avoiding compulsory redundancies and improving redeployment, pay protection, workload and movement on news bulletins.

“Whatever the outcome of this industrial dispute, the NUJ will continue to fight and argue that there should be 39 local radio stations, properly funded, all producing genuinely local output with their own bespoke live news bulletins.”