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| Unions warn BBC of strike action | Unions warn BBC of strike action |
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| Broadcasting unions have warned the BBC Trust of industrial action over possible job losses at the corporation. | Broadcasting unions have warned the BBC Trust of industrial action over possible job losses at the corporation. |
| In a meeting with trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons, Bectu and the NUJ expressed concern over reports that up to 3,000 jobs could be shed. | In a meeting with trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons, Bectu and the NUJ expressed concern over reports that up to 3,000 jobs could be shed. |
| The BBC has said it will not make any comment before plans for the future are presented to the trust next week. | The BBC has said it will not make any comment before plans for the future are presented to the trust next week. |
| Director general Mark Thompson has said that staff will be "pleasantly surprised" at the level of job cuts. | Director general Mark Thompson has said that staff will be "pleasantly surprised" at the level of job cuts. |
| Mr Thompson, interviewed in the BBC newspaper Ariel, said the strategy for the next six years is "not a story about cuts", adding "it's the right strategy and the right future for the BBC". | Mr Thompson, interviewed in the BBC newspaper Ariel, said the strategy for the next six years is "not a story about cuts", adding "it's the right strategy and the right future for the BBC". |
| He will put his proposals before the trust on 17 October, and unions are due to be briefed on the plans the following morning before staff are informed. | He will put his proposals before the trust on 17 October, and unions are due to be briefed on the plans the following morning before staff are informed. |
| 'Reprioritisation' | 'Reprioritisation' |
| Jeremy Dear, general secretary of the National Union of Journalists, said that any compulsory redundancies would lead to industrial action. | Jeremy Dear, general secretary of the National Union of Journalists, said that any compulsory redundancies would lead to industrial action. |
| In a statement about plans for the future, the BBC said the "reprioritisation may mean the BBC gets smaller and makes less, but we are committed to ensure that is not at the expense of quality". | In a statement about plans for the future, the BBC said the "reprioritisation may mean the BBC gets smaller and makes less, but we are committed to ensure that is not at the expense of quality". |
| This is not a story about cuts but about the creative future and delivering great new services and content to the British public Mark Thompson, BBC director general | This is not a story about cuts but about the creative future and delivering great new services and content to the British public Mark Thompson, BBC director general |
| "The licence fee settlement faces us with difficult decisions about how to meet those requirements in the best interests of licence fee payers. | "The licence fee settlement faces us with difficult decisions about how to meet those requirements in the best interests of licence fee payers. |
| "In the current reprioritisation of budgets, our priority is to deliver distinctive, quality programming and content, particularly in the areas for which the BBC is renowned," it added. | "In the current reprioritisation of budgets, our priority is to deliver distinctive, quality programming and content, particularly in the areas for which the BBC is renowned," it added. |
| The unions' meeting with Sir Michael Lyons had been scheduled in advance of speculation about job cuts appearing in the press. | The unions' meeting with Sir Michael Lyons had been scheduled in advance of speculation about job cuts appearing in the press. |
| The trust does not have a formal consultative relationship with the unions, but listens to the views of all stakeholders on an ongoing basis. | |
| The BBC's management is responsible for negotiations with the unions. | The BBC's management is responsible for negotiations with the unions. |
| 'Behaved disgracefully' | 'Behaved disgracefully' |
| In his Ariel interview, Mr Thompson also criticised the boss of the company that made the Queen documentary. The misleading editing of a trailer featuring the Queen cost the job of BBC One controller Peter Fincham last week. | In his Ariel interview, Mr Thompson also criticised the boss of the company that made the Queen documentary. The misleading editing of a trailer featuring the Queen cost the job of BBC One controller Peter Fincham last week. |
| Mr Thompson said that Stephen Lambert, who resigned last week as the chief creative officer of RDF, had "behaved disgracefully" over the misleading tapes. | Mr Thompson said that Stephen Lambert, who resigned last week as the chief creative officer of RDF, had "behaved disgracefully" over the misleading tapes. |
| He added: "By contrast, people in the BBC, and I include Peter Fincham, may have made mistakes but they were born of good intentions with no intention to deceive. | He added: "By contrast, people in the BBC, and I include Peter Fincham, may have made mistakes but they were born of good intentions with no intention to deceive. |
| "We were badly misled by RDF and unfortunately we didn't handle the situation in the first 24 hours as well as we should have done." | "We were badly misled by RDF and unfortunately we didn't handle the situation in the first 24 hours as well as we should have done." |
| The probe into how the error was made concluded that the footage had been edited in a "cavalier fashion". | The probe into how the error was made concluded that the footage had been edited in a "cavalier fashion". |
| Mr Fincham had wrongly told the press that the film showed the Queen walking out of a photo session "in a huff". | Mr Fincham had wrongly told the press that the film showed the Queen walking out of a photo session "in a huff". |