News headlines
News headlines in chronological order
Members at Johnson Controls International have voted to accept a 4% pay increase, backdated to the pay anniversary date of 1 July.
Freelances working on EastEnders have won the right to be represented by BECTU, it was confirmed last night.
The BBC is to launch a new initiative, the Journalism Talent Pool, which aims to improve diversity in the Corporation’s newsrooms.
Members at Wilson James, the BBC's security contractor in London, have accepted a 3.8% pay rise backdated to 1 July.
A revised pay offer from Red Bee Media is now being considered by BECTU members.
BECTU's branch at BBC Kingswood Warren has suspended the strike planned for tomorrow, Friday 29 August.
Members at the BBC's Kingswood Warren research centre will strike next week over plans to move them to London.
The BBC Trust is expected to report in November following consultation on plans for new and enhanced local web services.
Officials involved in the dispute with the BBC over the pay and grading of radio OB engineers have agreed to hold further talks at local level.
Union members at Red Bee have stopped short of delivering a mandate for strike action in pursuit of a better pay offer for 2008/09.
BECTU has requested an urgent meeting with management at BBC Scotland over major changes at River City.
Members at Siemens have voted to accept a revised pay offer in a consultative ballot which closed today (11 August).
The BBC has agreed to suspend its South Asia restructure programme to allow for more meaningful consultation with BECTU and the NUJ.
The industrial action ballot of members at Red Bee Media is entering its final week; the vote will close on 13 August.
Channel 4 no longer employs its own playout staff following their transfer to Red Bee Media on 1 August.
Members at Siemens SIS working on BBC contracts are currently voting on a slight improvement to pay for the remainder of 2008.
In the wake of a record £400,000 fine, BECTU is urging the BBC to make sure its workforce continues to be supported.
ITV could get the OK to cut £40million from regional news and the BBC still faces “top-slicing” says a leak to the Guardian today.
The prospect of disruption to the BBC's Olympics coverage on radio has been lifted.
Members in BBC Radio Outside Broadcasts will start a programme of industrial action next week in pursuit of a pay and regrading claim.
BECTU is leading a campaign to keep BBC daytime series, Doctors, in production at its Birmingham site.
Union officials have reminded freelances working for the BBC to examine how they are being treated in respect of holiday pay.
BECTU and the NUJ are campaigning against plans to move significant parts of the BBC World Service overseas.
BECTU has criticised BBC executives who opted to take their annual bonuses in a year when some 2000 staff are losing their jobs.
BECTU has criticised the BBC for pocketing a £184m Pension Fund windfall whilst forcing up members contributions.
BECTU members in Siemens SIS working on BBC contracts are being balloted on industrial action in response to a 2.15% pay offer.
Red Bee Media members are being recommended to reject a two year pay offer in a consultative ballot.
BECTU has submitted its response to Ofcom's second Public Service Broadcasting review.
BECTU members employed by BBC Resources are taking part in a consultative ballot on future rights on pay and pensions.
BECTU's bid to secure recognition for freelances working on EastEnders is nearing a key stage.
BBC Resources members are to be balloted on revised management proposals on their future.
BECTU is challenging an attempt by the BBC to change the way freelance workers present their invoices.
BECTU has launched a campaign to keep production of the popular BBC drama series, Casualty, in Bristol.
BECTU has today urged Ofcom to listen to all stakeholders affected by the regulator’s second review into public service broadcasting.
The 2008 BBC Divisional Conference has objected to all attempts to top slice the Corporations's licence fee.
One amendment to the propositions for the BBC Divisional Conference 2008 has been submitted.
Members working for BBC TV Outside Broadcasts (OBs) have voted overwhelmingly to accept a deal on the transfer of their employment.
Members of BECTU have voted to accept the agreement in principle reached with the BBC in January.
BECTU has sought an urgent meeting with the BBC following the loss of personal data for staff assigned to work on the Olympics in Beijing.
BBC and BBC Worldwide members should now be in receipt of consultative ballot forms linked to critical talks with the BBC.
The Competition Commission's decision to allow Macquarie to buy National Grid Wireless paves the way for significant change.
BECTU has assured members that no agreement has been reached over a sale of the BBC's TV facilities subsidiary.
The BBC cancelled a meeting with union representatives last week because it had no firm proposal on the Resources sale to table.
Proposals for the BBC Divisional Conference 2008 include Scottish broadcasting, pay and top slicing of the Licence Fee.
Following all night talks the BBC and the joint unions have reached an agreement in principle over the current dispute.
The timetable for the BBC Divisional Conference 2008 has been issued.
A union threat of industrial action over job cuts at the BBC has been suspended to allow further talks.
Staff were told last week that 99 jobs would be axed from BBC Scotland, in the first year of the 'Creating Futures' cuts.
Ballot papers went out on 4 December to all members working at the BBC asking them to vote for strike action in the new year.
BBC unions have voted unanimously to ballot for national strike action, in protest at compulsory redundancies and other changes.
Unions have rallied across BBC sites to protest against proposed job cuts that could see the workforce reduced by 12%.
Union negotiators have agreed a framework for negotiations over 2,500 BBC redundancies, with an emphasis on redeployment.
The threat of industrial action ballots being run today has been lifted following the BBC suspending its voluntary redundancy trawl.
Unions have called on the BBC to halt a mass redundancy exercise and enter negotiations, or face industrial action.
Officials from BECTU, NUJ and Unite are due to brief BBC union representatives on substantial cuts at the Corporation.
BECTU welcomes the "Queengate" Wyatt Report but is critical of BBC "double standards" by allowing the BBC1 Controller to resign.
BECTU is accusing the BBC of targeting junior staff members, following the sacking of a radio producer member.
BECTU is supporting the campaign to save Storyville, the BBC's acclaimed documentary strand faced with an alleged 60% budget cut.
BECTU members in Siemens working on BBC contracts have voted by 95% to accept an improved pay offer.
Union members are being asked to sign an online petition which condemns the sacking of staff in BBC Children's TV.
BBC Resources members have voted to accept a pay offer similar to that recently accepted by members in the rest of the BBC.
An improved pay offer has been put to Siemens staff working on BBC contracts after members voted to take industrial action.
An industrial action ballot at TV playout centre Red Bee has been suspended following guarantees about future negotiations.
A 24-hour strike over compulsory redundancies is being mounted by members in BBC Children's TV today (July 10).
BBC Resources members are bring balloted on a pay offer "almost identical" to that recently accepted by members in the rest of the BBC.
Union members across the BBC have voted to accept the Corporation pay offer covering 2007-2009 in a ballot.
Siemens staff working on BBC contracts have voted overwhelmingly to take industrial action in response to a below-inflation pay offer.
Members affected by unilateral changes in rotas at the West London TV playout centre have begun an industrial action ballot.
Unions have won an improved pay offer from the BBC after threatening to strike over the Corporation's opening bid in pay talks.
Unions have warned the BBC that a strike ballot will be run among thousands of members unless a pay offer is improved.
May 2007
Union members in the BBC Children's Education Unit have voted to ballot for strike action over job cuts in the department.
Unions have rejected a below inflation pay offer from the BBC at a meeting with Corporation management.
A threat of industrial action over the privatisation of BBC Resources Ltd has been lifted to allow talks on staff guarantees.
The 2007 BBC Divisional Conference has agreed to oppose any job cuts resulting from the Licence fee settlement.
One-person use of remote radio-linked vehicles like uPod and COFDM trucks has been agreed by the union in English Regions.
April 2007
BBC Manchester members have been angered to learn the religious programme Heaven and Earth is to be axed.
Over 3,000 have signed the unions' petition against the BBC's proposed nursery closures.
BECTU has welcomed the appointment of Sir Michael Lyons as the new BBC Trust Chair.
BECTU has given a cautious welcome to the news that Arqiva has acquired National Grid Wireless for £2.5bn.
March 2007
Two amendments to propositions for the BBC Divisional Conference 2007 have been submitted.
Members in BBC London TV News Production Facilities (NPF) have voted by a narrow margin to accept revised proposals for new rotas.
February 2007
BECTU and the NUJ have agreed to suspend industrial action which was set to bring chaos to BBC News next week.
BECTU has been threatened with legal action by the BBC for using an image of Pudsey Bear in a childcare campaign.
Proposals for the BBC Divisional Conference 2007 centre on value-for-money cuts and the proposed Resources sell-off.
BECTU members in BBC News are set to take strike action in two disputes over value-for-money savings.
Unions are organising a fight against the closure of BBC workplace nurseries across the UK.
January 2007
BBC Branches are being asked for views on a major strategy paper on future union activity in the Corporation.
BECTU has condemned the government for setting a six-year formula for the BBC licence fee that will fall below inflation.
Members in BBC TV News could take strike action for the second time in three months, this time over job cuts.
A parliamentary effort is being organised to persuade Gordon Brown that the BBC deserves a generous licence fee formula.
Last updated 23 September 2008