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    <title><![CDATA[Young members' forum meets in Manchester]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[BECTU's fledgling Young Members' Forum is hosting a gathering ahead of the union's 21st anniversary conference in Manchester. ]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 15 May 2012 23:39:08 +0100]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Members at BBC Worldwide consider pay offer]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[Officials supporting members at BBC Worldwide are to consult members on a pay offer for 2012/13.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 04 May 2012 01:06:30 +0100]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[March and lobby against Remploy closures 9 May]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[The planned protest and lobby of Parliament on 9 May &quot;are a  measure of the massive public support for continued funding of the Remploy factories,&quot; says the co-organiser, public services union, the GMB.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 04 May 2012 20:03:28 +0100]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[BBC industrial action  ballot : union meetings and literature  - important information]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[The BBC unions have called members' meetings in London over the next two weeks as part of the campaign for a YES vote in the current ballot over pay, redeployment and appraisals.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 04 May 2012 15:28:12 +0100]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Union welcomes High Court ruling on Pirates Bay ]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[BECTU has welcomed a judgement yesterday from the High Court which requires internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to file-sharing site Pirates Bay.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 01 May 2012 11:04:28 +0100]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Union members at the BBC vote on Jubilee strike ]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[BECTU members are joining with their colleagues in the NUJ and Unite in a bid to persuade the BBC to return to talks on the 2012-13 pay review. Voting starts today (1 May) on a ballot for industrial action. ]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 01 May 2012 17:09:10 +0100]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[£10m public liability insurance cover for freelances]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[BECTU improves its services for freelances today, 1 May, with the launch of a new public liability insurance policy (PLI) which delivers cover up to &pound;10million per claim. ]]></description>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.bectu.org.uk/news/1525]]></link>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 01 May 2012 22:51:29 +0100]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Pay and conditions review at Birmingham Hippodrome]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[Permanent and casual staff at the Birmingham Hippodrome are to receive a 2.5 per cent pay increase this month. ]]></description>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.bectu.org.uk/news/1522]]></link>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:51:55 +0100]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Mayday 2012: what's happening in your area?]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[Mayday, also known as International Workers' Day, is celebrated by the labour movements in more than 80 countries around the world, and many rallies are being planned in the UK, some on Tuesday 1 May, with others falling on the weekend either before or after.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:15:07 +0100]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[TV Fast Train 16 May: booking now open]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[Booking for TV Fast Train, the free training day for freelances hosted by the BBC Academy, is now open. Tickets will be released in three phases: Wednesday 25 April from 10am, Wednesday 2 May from 9pm and Saturday 5 May from 11am.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[International Workers' Memorial Day: 28 April 2012]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[The annual International Workers' Memorial Day commemorates the millions of workers across the globe who die, or are injured, each year while at work.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:31:36 +0100]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[BBC unions say “High-handed BBC managers could provoke Jubilee strike”]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[The BBC unions will be targeting the Jubilee celebrations following BBC and BBC Studios &amp; Post Production management's decision to write directly to members of staff with a derisory pay offer instead of negotiating through the agreed channels.]]></description>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.bectu.org.uk/news/1505]]></link>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:32:47 +0100]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[150 industry professionals accepted for Move on Up North]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[Almost 150 black and minority ethnic professionals will be meeting 70 top broadcasting executives on 9 May at the industry&rsquo;s flagship diversity event, Move on Up North.]]></description>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.bectu.org.uk/news/1508]]></link>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:51:30 +0100]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[BBC Network Operations Centre strike gets 100% support]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[A strike by staff at the BBC Network Operations Centre has secured 100% support. The action, which is over pensions, started yesterday (15 April) and continues until this evening (16 April) at 21.00. ]]></description>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.bectu.org.uk/news/1507]]></link>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:04:03 +0100]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[PLI: important notice for BECTU freelances]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[BECTU is preparing to introduce a new PLI policy from 1 May 2012.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:51:03 +0100]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Strike ballot in Wales to defend union rights]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[BBC sites in Cardiff and Bangor could face strike action next month as BECTU and the NUJ join forces to challenge management over their treatment of a senior lay official. ]]></description>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.bectu.org.uk/news/1504]]></link>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:19:25 +0100]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[World Service output set to be hit by strike ]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[BBC staff working in the Network Operations Centre based in Bush House and Broadcasting House, London, are to take strike action starting this coming Sunday 15 April.]]></description>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.bectu.org.uk/news/1503]]></link>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:43:53 +0100]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Works for You: guide to the co-operative model]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[BECTU's work with Cooperatives UK to look further into the benefits of the co-operative model to support workers in the creative sector is summed up in a new report, Works for You.]]></description>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.bectu.org.uk/news/1494]]></link>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 08 Apr 2012 14:07:17 +0100]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Dispute brews over changes to BBC appraisal system]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[The unions recognised at the BBC - BECTU, the NUJ and Unite - have this week registered a dispute over planned changes to the staff appraisal scheme. ]]></description>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.bectu.org.uk/news/1493]]></link>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:43:33 +0100]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[New talent manager for Scottish Vision Project]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[BECTU is delighted to announce the appointment of Alison Goring as project manager for the successful freelance skills development Vision Project in Scotland.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:45:09 +0100]]></pubDate>
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