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10,000 BBC employees are to vote on strike action over a pay and pensions dispute, it was confirmed today.
Officials from Bectu, Amicus and the National Union of Journalists were furious after top managers received large pay rises during a period when the BBC is cutting jobs and offering other workers a pay rise of 2.6%. The three unions will send out ballot papers next week, with the results expected to be known next month.
A strike involving such a large number of BBC employees would be expected to have an impact on the corporation's television and radio services.
Officials from Bectu, Amicus and the National Union of Journalists were furious after top managers received large pay rises during a period when the BBC is cutting jobs and offering other workers a pay rise of 2.6%. The three unions will send out ballot papers next week, with the results expected to be known next month.
A strike involving such a large number of BBC employees would be expected to have an impact on the corporation's television and radio services.
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