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If you work in Local Radio you may well be wondering how your existing job fits into the future model. These are the NUJ's calculations of what we think the new roles will be, who they will be managed by, and whether the jobs will automatically transfer across or be based on Selection for Retention… Continue reading Digital First – Proposed Audio Roles

Here you will find the full set of documents presented to staff by BBC England for the Digital First plans, first announced in May 2023 All staff presentation slides - 31st October 2022 All staff presentation script - 31st October 2022 Audio presentation slides - 1st November 2022 Audio presentation script - 1st November 2022… Continue reading BBC Local Announcements

This page will be frequently updated as and when new information comes through. It was last updated on 15th December 2022. This page is primarily intended to give you practical advice and information as we understand things to date. It concentrates on industrial, union matters rather than the details of how the new structure will… Continue reading BBC Local Future – Q&A

The NUJ is setting up a Working Group for Online members in BBC England to bring together your concerns and ensure we negotiate collectively as a union. We will bring the group together to discuss the issues and may also ask for a specific Liaison Meeting with Declan Wilson You must be an NUJ member… Continue reading Online working group

Dear Ms Thomas I want to start by thanking the BBC for the excellent service it has provided my community of York. The city has benefitted highly from the high quality of local journalism at BBC Radio York and Look North combined with outstanding production of local and regional broadcasting.As a city, York has been… Continue reading Letter from Rachael Maskell MP

NUJ PARLIAMENTARY GROUP   Dame Melanie Dawes CEO, OfCom Dear Melanie, We are writing to you as Parliamentarians to express our concerns at the recent announcement by the BBC management of cuts to both national and regional news and political coverage. As you will be aware,   Ofcom is obliged by the BBC’s Royal Charter and Framework… Continue reading MPs letter to Ofcom

The following is a summary of the points discussed at the BBC All Party Parliamentary Group on 29 June 2020, where BBC England Director Helen Thomas was questioned, along with Nations and Regions Director Ken McQuarrie. These are not verbatim notes and should only be used for reference purposes. Formal proposals from BBC Senior management… Continue reading APPG Summary – 29 June 2020

Dear Colleagues, I am a writing to update you on where we are with the proposed cuts to BBC England. Let me start by being clear that the NUJ will oppose any compulsory redundancies and if any of our members are facing compulsory redundancy we would ballot for industrial action. Clearly we hope it won’t… Continue reading Letter from Paul Siegert – 17 July 2020

Issued Monday 22nd June Labour MPs in the East Midlands have today [Monday] issued a call for the BBC to protect local political and current affairs reporting across England. The demand comes amidst a BBC review into regional programming, and reports of planned cuts to the award winning Inside Out and Sunday Politics programmes. In… Continue reading East Midlands Labour MPs rally behind Inside Out