Archive for July 2008

Strike action on 1 August at Culture and Sport Glasgow has been suspended following agreement to reopen negotiations.

This week’s leak suggesting that Ofcom favours the retention of the Border licence has prompted an open letter to ITV’s Michael Jermey.

The strike on 1 August at venues run by Culture and Sport Glasgow goes ahead despite efforts to end the dispute at ACAS today.

In response to the current disruption to telephone communication with head office, three emergency numbers are now available.

In the wake of a record £400,000 fine, BECTU is urging the BBC to make sure its workforce continues to be supported.

Landlines into BECTU’s head office will be down for several more days following confirmation from BT of a major fault.

Members at the Royal Opera House have voted to accept a 4.5% pay deal; the decision was taken at a branch meeting yesterday.

Peggy Elvin, widow of ACTT’s first General Secretary George Elvin (1907-1984), passed away on Thursday 24 July, aged 98.

BECTU apologises to callers trying to contact head office by landline telephone this week.

Staff at Culture and Sport Glasgow are preparing for a 24-hour strike from midnight on Friday 1 August in a dispute over their pay.

BECTU has submitted two motions for debate at this year’s TUC Congress in September.

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.

Industrial action by BBC Radio Outside Broadcasts engineers could affect the BBC’s Olympics coverage, says BECTU.

Members in BBC Radio Outside Broadcasts will start a programme of industrial action next week in pursuit of a pay and regrading claim.