Archive for November 2007

Four weeks before Christmas 60 staff at Derby Playhouse have been told the theatre is in administration and they no longer have jobs.

BECTU is hosting a unique one-day learning experience for union learning reps (ULRs) onboard a London barge.

BECTU members are invited to an evening with film director Mike Newell on 5 December at the University of Hertfordshire.

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%.

Welsh National Opera members have voted by 65% to accept a 3.8% pay increase as part of a three year package.

BECTU is running HD Effect, an open forum masterclass on high definition production, in early December.

Johnson Controls tell staff the full 4% pay increase agreed last month only applies to employees with more than 12 months’ service.

Meridian BECTU and NUJ members leafleted Fareham Shopping Centre today to highlight ITV’s threat to reduce regional news output.