Members of the NUJofficial in BBC Northern Ireland have decided to go ahead with a 24-hour strike, coinciding with the first day of counting in the local elections
The decisions on the action were taken during a meeting of NUJ members in BBC Northern Ireland on Thursday.Northern Ireland's 11 councils is taking place on ThursdayThe NUJ strike action will begin at 00:15 BST on Friday 19 May and end at 00:15 on Saturday 20 May.The BBC is in a position where it has to make significant financial savings but it is also investing more money in online services.
However there have been changes to BBC Radio Foyle in particular, where a half-hour news programme entitled The North West TodayIn their statement a BBC spokesperson said: "We are glad to have been able to offer roles to all 'at risk' staff during the redundancy process. "The BBC's region-wide programming from Foyle has been increased and its net staffing levels will be maintained.The NUJ has previously said that the dispute is bigger than Radio Foyle and
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