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28/09/2011
Strike Looms At BBC Cardiff
Staff from the media and entertainment union, BECTU working for the BBC in Cardiff and Bangor are to mount a 24-hour strike this week in protest at compulsory redundancies.
The strike will start at 3am on Friday 30 September and will continue for a 24-hour period ending in the early hours of Saturday 1 October.
The dispute arises because of plans to cut four editors posts; BECTU is convinced that redeployment opportunities can be found.
In what is now a protracted dispute, talks have continued with management but these have failed to deliver concessions sufficient to resolve the disagreement.
An earlier notice of strike action was served but this was withdrawn to allow talks to resume.
The union's mandate to take action short of strike was then activated on 1 September.
Commenting on the dispute, BECTU National Official for Wales, David Donovan said: "Our members are disappointed at the lack of progress despite the continued talks. Strike action is the last resort but we are now preparing for this."
Meanwhile, as this year's Conservative Party annual Conference is in Manchester and the TUC is organising a march and rally (Sunday 2 October) to show opposition to the Coalition Government's "disastrous policies of pay freezes, cuts and attacks on public services", with BECTU members able to join this march and rally.
(BMcC/CD)
The strike will start at 3am on Friday 30 September and will continue for a 24-hour period ending in the early hours of Saturday 1 October.
The dispute arises because of plans to cut four editors posts; BECTU is convinced that redeployment opportunities can be found.
In what is now a protracted dispute, talks have continued with management but these have failed to deliver concessions sufficient to resolve the disagreement.
An earlier notice of strike action was served but this was withdrawn to allow talks to resume.
The union's mandate to take action short of strike was then activated on 1 September.
Commenting on the dispute, BECTU National Official for Wales, David Donovan said: "Our members are disappointed at the lack of progress despite the continued talks. Strike action is the last resort but we are now preparing for this."
Meanwhile, as this year's Conservative Party annual Conference is in Manchester and the TUC is organising a march and rally (Sunday 2 October) to show opposition to the Coalition Government's "disastrous policies of pay freezes, cuts and attacks on public services", with BECTU members able to join this march and rally.
(BMcC/CD)
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