All Bectu articles – Page 25
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NewsUnions eye 27 September as BBC works on pensions proposals
Unions are expecting to receive a new set of proposals over the BBC’s pension reform by 16 September, meaning industrial action could take place in less than two weeks’ time.
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NewsUnions get huge vote for BBC strike action
More than 90% of BBC members of Bectu, Unite and the NUJ have voted in favour of industrial action over its pension reform plans - but coverage the Last Night Of The Proms looks safe.
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NewsBBC unions vote to strike over pensions
More than 90% of BBC union members have voted in favour of strike action in response to the corporation’s “drastic” pension reforms.
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NewsBBC strike ballot deadline looms
The BBC looks set to compromise over controversial changes to employees’ pension schemes after workers raised the spectre of a strike that could disrupt coverage of the Proms and the Pope’s visit to the UK.
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NewsStrike called off as Bectu asks S&PP to re-offer original deal
BBC Studios and Post Production (S&PP) has agreed to Bectu’s request to re-offer an original transitional payments proposal for EastEnders staff working in Elstree.
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NewsGroups slam six-day week
Four major industry groups have rallied against the creeping introduction of six-day week freelance contracts, branding them “unethical and untenable”.
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NewsThompson: pensions strike will be no help
The BBC and unions remain at loggerheads over the broadcaster’s proposed pension cuts, as director general Mark Thompson warned staff this week that industrial action will have no effect.
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CommentPaying the price for passion
The television industry needs to take stock, or risk exploiting a dedicated workforce.
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NewsBectu calls off latest EastEnders strike action
Bectu has called off this week’s planned EastEnders strike and claims that it is to resume talks with BBC Studios and Post Production (S&PP) management over expenses and travel time for staff working in Elstree.
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NewsEastEnders crew strike over expenses
Production of EastEnders was disrupted yesterday (12 August) after a handful of BBC Studios and Post Production (S&PP) staff took strike action in a dispute over travel time and expenses.
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NewsEastEnders crew strike over expenses
Production of EastEnders was disrupted yesterday (Thursday 12 August) after a handful of BBC Studios and Post Production (S&PP) staff took strike action in a dispute over travel time and expenses.
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NewsThompson to face BBC staff over pensions
Mark Thompson will face a grilling from BBC staff today over the controversial proposals to overhaul the corporation’s pension scheme.
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NewsStrike threat to BBC Proms coverage
Viewers tuning in to The Last Night Of The Proms could be left watching “dark screens” if proposed strike action goes ahead, a union said today.
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NewsBectu: BBC strike is only option
Bectu will this week call on its BBC members to strike, claiming in an impassioned letter that there is “no alternative” but industrial action.
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NewsUnions order BBC strike ballot
The BBC is on collision course with trade unions after the broadcaster stuck firmly to its controversial plans to overhaul pensions during talks.
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NewsBBC faces autumn strike threat
The threat of strike action at the BBC has left the corporation facing the prospect of entering the autumn season without many of its biggest draws, including the Last Night of the Proms.
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NewsBBC staff rush to join unions
“Livid” BBC staff are flocking to join unions over plans to overhaul their pension scheme, with parallels being drawn with 2005, the last time corporation employees went on strike.
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NewsBectu members to vote on S&PP strike action
Bectu members working for BBC Studios and Post Production (S&PP) are to be balloted on industrial action after no agreement could be reached over potential compulsory redundancies.
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The Broadcast InterviewAnne Morrison, BBC Training and Development Academy
The director of the BBC’s Training and Development Academy is keen to boost training beyond the corporation.
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NewsBBC to overhaul pension scheme
The BBC is to change the terms of its pension scheme after its deficit increased to about £2 billion in the past two years.