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BBC joint unions condemn Thompson plan
In a joint statement released on 7 December, the three unions at the BBC - Amicus, BECTU, and the NUJ - condemned the cost-cutting proposals announced by Director General, Mark Thompson, and pledged to fight back.OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF BBC JOINT UNIONS, NUJ, AMICUS AND BECTU
The three unions at the BBC - BECTU, the NUJ and Amicus - have reacted fiercely to today's announcement of imminent job losses and cuts in spending by Director-General Mark Thompson.
DECEMBER 7 2004
A big meeting of more than 50 national and local representatives of all the unions, held at the NUJ head office this afternoon, passed the following motion unanimously:
The BBC joint unions are committed to working together to oppose at all levels the effects of the Director General's savaging of staff in the biggest cuts in BBC history.
His announcements showed high-handed disregard for the future of thousands of staff, and threatened the very heart of the BBC.
Far from preparing the BBC for Charter Renewal, this meeting believes that a policy which requires such colossal job cuts, reductions in programme commitments, and the sale and privatisation of core sections of the BBC, risks destroying its ability to continue as the UK's leading public service broadcaster, and poses a substantial risk to the BBC's continuing right to the Licence Fee.
The unions will resist all compulsory redundancies.
Through the coming months we will stand together in workplaces to oppose the scale and extent of cuts, and work in the public arena with Licence Fee payers, politicians, and opinion formers, to make the case that the BBC offers the best value for money in British broadcasting.
The staff - journalists, programme-makers, technicians, craftspeople, and support staff - make this true. They are the future of the BBC and we will fight to support them.
The joint unions agree to organise at national and local levels to oppose such massive cuts. We will view an attack on one union as an attack on all three.
The meeting delegates to the NJC team the right to negotiate at national level and decide when to return to full divisional/MFoCs meetings.
Contact:
Paul McLaughlin, NUJ National Broadcasting Organiser, 07803 050 865
LINKSThe NUJ web site
The BECTU web site
The Amicus web site
The BBC
Last modified: Wednesday, December 8, 2004
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