More than dozen journalists take strike action at Radio Derby
THE "majority of the newsroom" at BBC Radio Derby walked out yesterday as part of nationwide strike action.
About 14 members of the National Union of Journalists took the action, affecting programming across the network, in protest at more than 2,000 job cuts across the corporation.
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Michelle Stanistreet, general secretary of the National Union of Journalists.
The father of the union chapel at Derby, Charles Collins, said: "The majority of the newsroom has come out on strike and the mood is determined.
"The breakfast bulletins have been read by the programme editor and the station manager was editing the programme, I understand."
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The strike action began with staff beginning a work-to-rule campaign on Friday.
The action will continue for several weeks as well as further strike action being balloted for March. Mr Collins said: "I anticipate the work-to-rule to start to bite, particularly over weekends."
Across the country, programmes were disrupted, with Radio 4's Today programme off air, BBC Breakfast cut down to half-hour bulletins and local news bulletins believed to be cut down too.
General secretary of the NUJ Michelle Stanistreet said: "Instead of making sure that the redeployment process works properly in all areas of the BBC, managers are prepared to waste public money on needless redundancies and sacrifice the livelihoods of experienced and talented journalists, at the same time as advertising other jobs externally."
A spokesman for the BBC said: "We are disappointed that the NUJ has gone ahead with today's strike and apologise to our audience for the disruption to services.
"Unfortunately, industrial action does not alter the fact that the BBC has significant savings targets and, as a consequence, may have to make a number of compulsory redundancies.
"We have made considerable progress in reducing the need for compulsory redundancies through volunteers, redeployment and cancelling vacant positions and we will continue with these efforts."
3 Comments
by gerryegan
Tuesday, February 19 2013, 3:44PM
“WAFTY i dont no what you do for a job but excuse me if i am wrong but you seem to condem working people wanting to keep there jobs. unions had to fight hard to win these rights do you want to go back to the days when the boss had all the rights .the bbc dont get it right all the time but i trust them more than others eg news corp . give it a rest and support the working man-woman . unions equial fair pay - sick pay -health and safety- holiday pay. boss and gov would like opp,”
by supertonemoore
Tuesday, February 19 2013, 2:39PM
“Couldn't agree more 'Wafty' and your comments regarding the Wittering Washerwoman following their lead is probably the 'Most Constructive Idea of 2013'.”
by Wafty
Tuesday, February 19 2013, 8:03AM
“given the quality of journalism at the BBC nowadays, I suggest that next time the walk out, someone locks the doors behind them - they won't be missed......(and if they can get Phil 'inane is my middle name' Trow to join them, that would be an even better result)”