by admin | Nov 8, 2011 | BBC, Campaigns, nuj, unions
The NUJ ballot for strike action and action short of a strike at the BBC started this week. The ballot is in response to the BBC’s misnamed Delivering Quality First proposals which include axing thousands of jobs and programming cuts at the Corporation. According to...
by admin | Oct 19, 2011 | nec, nuj
Last weekend’s NEC had a heavy agenda and was the last for the outgoing council with elections now underway in some regions. However, the old NEC will continue to operate until the end of the year with meetings of the Policy, Development and Finance Committees being...
by admin | Oct 11, 2011 | nec, nuj
The following infromation has been sent to candidates from NEC HQ (email dated 10 October): ‘This is to inform you that the ballot papers for the National Executive Council and Freelance Industrial Council elections are being sent out this week, the revised...
by admin | Oct 5, 2011 | nec, nuj
The following statement has been issued by the NUJ. Following a complaint and threat of a challenge to the Deputy General Secretary ballot, the NEC will discuss ongoing issues regarding the election process at its meeting next week. The complaint is regarding the use...
by admin | Oct 2, 2011 | nec, nuj
You should have received your ballot papers for the NEC elections in the past few days but, following the discovery of an error in the data used for the Deputy General Secretary election and the subsequent delay to that election, HQ is carefully checking the...
by admin | Sep 22, 2011 | nuj
Last week’s TU Congress (12 – 14 September) was a ‘dumbed down’ affair. It was held in London with reduced delegations from the unions – the NUJ had three instead of five. The idea to hold it in London with reduced delegations, was an attempt to stop moves to make the...