BBC staff vote to strike
BBC staff have voted to take further nationwide strike action over job cuts.
Members of Unite, the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and broadcasting union Bectu are challenging cuts under the corporation's Delivering Quality First programme.
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'Rising workloads': Andy Comfort
Andy Comfort, host of BBC Radio Humberside's breakfast show and father of Chapel at the NUJ branch, said: "It's also about workloads and pressure because of staff who have left the BBC.
"The argument is the BBC is still expecting the same output."
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Mr Comfort said he did not believe a strike date had yet been decided.
The BBC is also carrying out a Respect at Work review into allegations of bullying and harassment.
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by buornfree
Thursday, March 21 2013, 7:48AM
“There are that many repeats on B.B.C so let get rid of the licence and let them live in the real world and cope with the other T.V./Radio stations if they can afford to pay out the big lump sums for competition they don't need as much as they are robbing us of lets have pay as you view then it is a level playing field for them all”
by Hankcyclops
Thursday, March 21 2013, 6:21AM
“@ Bazza_12
Simple answer, if your not happy with your wages and conditions, get another job.”
by mickey_luv3
Wednesday, March 20 2013, 9:02PM
“@bazza_12
Or simply keep your TV and not watch or record any live broadcasts.
A TV licence is only required if do you chose to watch or record anything as its been broadcast.
But the BBC/Capita like to imply that if you have a TV you automatically need a licence.”
by SPBlakeney
Wednesday, March 20 2013, 8:36PM
“Yet more crossed-armers on picket lines in Queens Gardens then. Given they have jobs, particularly in Hull, they'll get scant sympathy from the rest of us actually looking for work and struggling to afford bus fairs, let alone pay rises in mod-con city centre offices.”
by dannydarko222
Wednesday, March 20 2013, 7:13PM
“Andy Comfort overworked ?
Judging by the number of chins I suspect otherwise...”
by bazza_12
Wednesday, March 20 2013, 6:29PM
“simple answer: if you don't agree with the licence get rid of your TV”
by cantstandu
Wednesday, March 20 2013, 6:23PM
“Good luck Andy I hope that local residents will offer support .”
by Ianm247
Wednesday, March 20 2013, 6:21PM
“Antirant, The BBC is really taking the mic out of licence payers at the moment! Andy comfort says they are expecting more output! Has anyone noticed what output?? Daytime television as well as nighttime is now usually filled with repeats!! And that goes for all channels which the bbc run!! So something we already paid in the past where paying to watch the same old rubbish!! Only a couple of shows like eastenders or the news programs are not repeats!!”
by PeterAnlaby
Wednesday, March 20 2013, 5:56PM
“Andy Comfort says that the BBC are still expecting the same output. So are the licence payers, as we haven't had a reduction in our fee.”
by AntiRanti
Wednesday, March 20 2013, 5:16PM
“BBC is an institution that covers things we take for granted very well. I cant imagine a world where we have to put up with Daybreak in the morning *SHUDDER* rather than proper news. Then get in the car and listen to the rubbish that is the advert that is Viking”