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| The BBC is facing an Easter blackout after journalists voted to go on strike over job cuts, excessive workloads and claims of bullying. | The BBC is facing an Easter blackout after journalists voted to go on strike over job cuts, excessive workloads and claims of bullying. |
| The date of the strike has not yet been announced, but the National Union of Journalists said on Wednesday it was expected to be at Easter. It will be the latest staff walkout after presenters, including BBC Radio 6 Music's Lauren Laverne, refused to cross the picket line in February. | The date of the strike has not yet been announced, but the National Union of Journalists said on Wednesday it was expected to be at Easter. It will be the latest staff walkout after presenters, including BBC Radio 6 Music's Lauren Laverne, refused to cross the picket line in February. |
| Members of the BBC's two biggest unions, Bectu and the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), voted for strike action in a ballot on Wednesday. The NUJ said 61% of its members voted for the walkout, and 79.9% for action short of a strike. | |
| The dispute is over the BBC's cost-cutting programme, which is part of its Delivering Quality First strategy. | The dispute is over the BBC's cost-cutting programme, which is part of its Delivering Quality First strategy. |
| Michelle Stanistreet, general secretary of the NUJ, said the cuts were harming quality journalism at the corporation. | Michelle Stanistreet, general secretary of the NUJ, said the cuts were harming quality journalism at the corporation. |
| She also suggested BBC executives were sitting on a timebomb of harassment complaints that would be exposed by the review led by Dinah Rose QC. | She also suggested BBC executives were sitting on a timebomb of harassment complaints that would be exposed by the review led by Dinah Rose QC. |
| "It is disappointing that once again the BBC has decided not to properly engage, refusing our call for a moratorium to give space for meaningful discussions on the worrying impact of the cuts," said Stanistreet. | "It is disappointing that once again the BBC has decided not to properly engage, refusing our call for a moratorium to give space for meaningful discussions on the worrying impact of the cuts," said Stanistreet. |
| "BBC executives know they've got a major problem on their hands – the recent investigation into bullying and harassment has lifted the lid on a problem that has been allowed to grow to shocking levels, under the noses of senior executives supposed to be responsible for upholding 'BBC values'." | "BBC executives know they've got a major problem on their hands – the recent investigation into bullying and harassment has lifted the lid on a problem that has been allowed to grow to shocking levels, under the noses of senior executives supposed to be responsible for upholding 'BBC values'." |
| The NUJ has submitted evidence on behalf of a number of BBC staff to the Rose review into the corporation's harassment policies. | The NUJ has submitted evidence on behalf of a number of BBC staff to the Rose review into the corporation's harassment policies. |
| The union said the confidential evidence reveals a "shocking picture of widespread bullying and harassment and the management's failure to deal with the perpetrators". | The union said the confidential evidence reveals a "shocking picture of widespread bullying and harassment and the management's failure to deal with the perpetrators". |
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