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| Journalists at the BBC are considering strike action over the issue of compulsory redundancies. | Journalists at the BBC are considering strike action over the issue of compulsory redundancies. |
| The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) said staff may stage a 24-hour walkout in February unless plans for eight compulsory redundancies are scrapped. | The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) said staff may stage a 24-hour walkout in February unless plans for eight compulsory redundancies are scrapped. |
| It said hundreds of staff are seeking voluntary redundancy, while vacant positions were being advertised. | It said hundreds of staff are seeking voluntary redundancy, while vacant positions were being advertised. |
| The BBC said it "remains committed" to achieving savings but was exploring ways to avoid compulsory redundancies. | |
| The corporation is in a long-running process of cutting more than 3,700 posts as part of a money-saving exercise. | |
| In a statement, it said: "We have an obligation to licence fee payers to implement our value for money efficiency savings. | |
| "The stance the NUJ is taking is particularly disappointing given that the BBC and its unions have been working extremely hard together to achieve as much as possible through voluntary means." | |
| 'Angry reaction' | |
| The BBC said the "vast majority" of post closures achieved to date have not been through compulsory redundancy and talks are being held with the NUJ and other broadcasting unions about how best to achieve savings while avoiding such redundancies. | |
| The NUJ will be holding talks with staff in the coming days before announcing possible strike dates. | The NUJ will be holding talks with staff in the coming days before announcing possible strike dates. |
| A one-day strike was held in May 2005 over the cuts, causing some disruption to output. Later proposed strikes were called off after a deal was struck. | |
| The union's broadcasting organiser Paul McLaughlin said: "We made it clear at the start of this process we would not accept compulsory redundancies because we said there was no need. | |
| "There is still no need and BBC managers have only themselves to blame for the angry reaction of their staff." |