BBC Apologizes For Shows Falling Off Air As 1,000 Staff Stage Biggest Strike In 13 Years
Updating: The BBC apologized Wednesday for scheduling disruptions as employees stage their biggest strike in 13 years in protest over job losses and changes to local content.
Around 1,000 National Union of Journalists members are expected to down tools for 24 hours beginning at 11 a.m. local time, and the BBC has acknowledged that it will be a difficult day.
Journalists in Leeds formed a picket line and chanted “hands off local BBC” as the strike got underway this morning. Employees wielded placards featuring quotes including “Stop the cuts.”
“Hands off local BBC”...
Around 1,000 National Union of Journalists members are expected to down tools for 24 hours beginning at 11 a.m. local time, and the BBC has acknowledged that it will be a difficult day.
Journalists in Leeds formed a picket line and chanted “hands off local BBC” as the strike got underway this morning. Employees wielded placards featuring quotes including “Stop the cuts.”
“Hands off local BBC”...
- 3/15/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
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