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BBC News Presenters Back Demand For Strike Vote As Colleagues Face Compulsory Layoffs


BBC News anchors, including Martine Croxall, are among those calling on the NUJ to hold a strike ballot over colleagues facing compulsory redundancy.

EXCLUSIVE: BBC News presenters are among those calling on their union to hold a strike ballot over colleagues facing compulsory redundancy. The missive added that some of the journalists affected will be forced to leave the BBC by mid-August after being told by the corporation that redeployment is not an option. Deadline understands that the BBC’s position on redeployment is also contested, with those at risk of redundancy arguing that there are suitable alternative roles being advertised on the broadcaster’s jobs board.

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