BBC unions move to strike over job losses

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BBC UNIONS are set to ballot for strike action unless director general Mark Thompson halts plans to slash 3,700 jobs.

Reps from the NUJ, Bectu and Amicus unions have issued an ultimatum to BBC bosses calling for a halt to job losses, a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies and protection of the working conditions of staff who are outsourced.

The unions will ballot if management refuses to meet their demands by a deadline of next Monday 4 April. The demands include a 90-day moratorium on any attempts to take forward redundancies, such as identifying volunteers for redundancy. <snip>

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