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NUJ members to resist job cuts
The NUJ has confirmed that its members at the BBC will take action if necessary to save their jobs and the corporation's news, current affairs and factual output.
The union was pleased to hear Director-General Mark Thompson declare that some areas of news and current affairs output will be increased, but it is gravely concerned that jobs will be bartered in the process.
"It looks as if he is giving with one hand and taking away with the other," said General Secretary Jeremy Dear. "Even where he says there will be expansion there will have to be savings to pay for it, and savings means job cuts.
"You cannot save 15 per cent of the cost of any department without sacking people. And we are especially worried that he has not said will be no compulsory redundancies."
The full details of Mark Thompson's programme are still to be announced but the NUJ has reaffirmed that the BBC must maintain its news, current affairs and factual output.
Jeremy Dear said: "Some of the top brass in the BBC seem to think they have got to strip away or sell off whole areas of staffing and production to keep the government happy and hold on to their public service status and licence fee. But if they do that, it won’t be a proper public service any more.
To meet the diverse demands of the digital age the BBC needs to maintain or expand its range, not restrict it."
A month ago a meeting of NUJ reps from 40 BBC offices today voted unanimously that the union will "resist any cuts in local, regional or national news and current affairs and any plans for redundancies by all means at the union’s disposal, including a ballot for strike action."
Jeremy Dear said: "It's clear that there are going to be massive savings and as far as news and current affairs are concerned there is no more fat to trim.
"We have already had redundancies this year in the regions and members will not take any more."
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JEREMY DEAR 07855 384 287
PAUL McLAUGHLIN, National Organiser for Broadcasting 07803 050 865
TIM GOPSILL 0207 843 3701
LINKSThe NUJ web site
The BBC web site
Last modified: Tuesday, December 7, 2004
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