NUJ members in BBC Northern Ireland vote to strike over cutbacks via IrishTimesBiz
The NUJ’s BBC regions branch said the vote was a message 'that we won’t stand by and let valued local services be withdrawn'. Photograph: PA WireMembers of the National Union of Journalists at BBC Northern Ireland have voted for strike action in protest over cuts to Radio Foyle in Derry.
In a statement on Twitter, the NUJ’s BBC regions branch said its members in Northern Ireland had “voted overwhelmingly for strike action and industrial action” over cuts to Radio Foyle and “the risk of redundancies for some colleagues”. It said the vote was another “clear mandate” from NUJ members and a message “that we won’t stand by and let valued local services be withdrawn”.
“We will be consulting with reps and members shortly on when the action will take place and in what form,” it said. “As ever, our door remains open if the senior management wish to talk,” it added.
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