All Bectu articles – Page 14
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NewsBBC reaches ‘unprecedented’ agreement over job cuts
The BBC has quashed the threat of strike action disrupting its Scottish referendum coverage after vowing not to make any compulsory redundancies under plans to cut 415 jobs in its newsroom.
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NewsUnions vote for strike action over BBC News cuts
BBC News faces a renewed strike threat after Bectu and the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) voted in favour of taking industrial action over 415 planned job cuts.
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NewsBBC News cuts sparks union ballot
Bectu, National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Unite are to ballot their members to take strike action over BBC News cuts.
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NewsUnions demand BBC News external recruitment freeze
Bectu, the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Unite have called on BBC News to only consider internal candidates for the latest crop of vacancies to counter the impact of imminent redundancies.
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NewsUnions ready to fight BBC over news redundancies
The BBC may have averted a strike during the opening of the Commonwealth Games this week – but it faces a fresh threat of industrial action over job cuts in its news division.
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NewsBectu to meet Danny Cohen over BBC Prods proposal
Bectu is to meet with BBC boss Danny Cohen next week following the broadcaster’s decision to scrap in-house programming quotas.
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NewsBBC pay strike cancelled
A planned strike for BBC workers on the opening day of the Commonwealth Games in July has been cancelled following a successful union negotiations with management today.
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NewsBBC in battle to avoid strike during Games
The BBC will sit down with the joint broadcasting unions this week as it bids to ward off strike action during the opening day of the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
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NewsBectu seeks meeting with DG over BBC plans
Bectu has demanded a meeting with BBC director general Tony Hall after raising concerns over the corporation’s plans to radically transform in-house production.
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NewsUnion strikes to disrupt BBC Commonweath Games coverage
The BBC’s coverage of the opening day of the 2014 Commonwealth Games faces disruption as unions agreed to strike after rejecting a revised pay offer from the corporation.
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NewsUnions reject BBC revised pay offer
Unions are balloting all of its members to strike after roundly rejecting the BBC’s revised pay offer.
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NewsTV Collective 'cautiously' welcomes BBC diversity blueprint
TV Collective founder and director Simone Pennant is cautiously optimistic about the BBC’s latest push to boost diversity on- and off-screen.
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NewsBectu joins plans for BBC strike vote
Bectu will join the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) in balloting for BBC strike action if the corporation does not improve its pay offer.
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NewsVFX execs reject union concerns over conditions
Senior figures from the VFX sector have dismissed union concerns over working conditions – with the co-founder of The Mill suggesting that disgruntled staff should leave the industry.
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NewsOfcom blasted over diversity
Ofcom’s lack of action and transparency on equality monitoring has contributed to the broadcasting industry’s “catastrophic” failure to achieve progress on diversity, according to the UK’s most powerful creative sector unions.
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Comment'Slavery' is nothing new in TV
Bectu’s survey has highlighted lack of change in TV industry says Ron Prince
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NewsBBC could face strike over pay deal
The BBC could be faced with significant strike action after the National Union of Journalists voted to ballot for industrial action.
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NewsPressure grows for fresh TV diversity targets
Broadcasters and indies should be hit with financial penalties for failing to hit targets introduced to boost diversity, according to four leading figures.
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NewsTV ‘grossly unfair’ to runners
Runners in the TV industry face low pay and long hours, are poorly treated and lack career progression, according to new research.
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NewsTV runners’ pay and diversity issues exposed
Bectu’s first-ever survey of runners shows that barely any earn enough to live in London and there is a lack of diversity among TV’s junior staff.