BBC and NUJ end dispute on rota changes at Newshour and The World Tonight
Today (22 May) NUJ members have agreed to accept a revised rota proposal to end their dispute with the BBC.
BBC Newshour/World Tonight chapel to call strike action
NUJ members at the BBC who produce programmes including The World Tonight and Newshour, have announced industrial action starting next week, in a dispute over working patterns.
Newshour and The World Tonight ballot results - NUJ rotas dispute with the BBC
Full results from May 2025 ballot of NUJ members at Newshour and The World Tonight within BBC World Service.
Journalists at BBC Newshour and The World Tonight vote for industrial action
NUJ members at Newshour and The World Tonight within BBC World Service have urged management to meet the union to avert a strike after voting overwhelmingly to take industrial action over rota changes.
NUJ responds to BBC World Service funding deal
The NUJ has welcomed confirmation of a funding settlement for the BBC World Service - as part of a three-year deal - while cautioning that the union will need to assess its implications and calling on the government to secure its long-term future.
‘Stop the light going out and fund the World Service now’, BBC journalists urge government
Journalists at the BBC World Service have urged the UK government to deliver a proper funding agreement amid reports of a real-terms budget freeze.
NUJ members at BBC call for worker representation and no political appointees to corporation’s board
The NUJ has called for worker representation on the BBC board and an end to political appointments - changes supported by almost all members working at the broadcaster.
Members encouraged to respond to BBC Charter Review consultation
As the collective voice for journalists, the NUJ has prepared a response to the government’s consultation on the BBC Charter Review.
NUJ ‘deeply concerned’ by further cost-cutting at BBC
The NUJ has responded to the announcement of significant additional cuts to the BBC’s operating costs over the coming years and the impact this could have.
NUJ urges government to provide urgent funding security for BBC World Service
The NUJ has urged the UK government to act swiftly to safeguard the future of the BBC World Service after the corporation warned that the service is on a financial cliff edge.
NUJ calls on the United Nations to condemn persecution of journalists at BBC News Persian
The NUJ has urged the UN to condemn the Iranian state's use of extreme language regarding the BBC’s reporting and the country’s justification of its unlawful actions towards the corporation’s staff and their families.
BBC workers call for board reform and sustainable funding
NUJ members at the BBC have outlined their vision for an impartial, universally available and funded BBC.
Cuts to BBC World Service would be "music to the ears of dictators", says NUJ
The union's BBC World Service branch has passed a motion highlighting ongoing concerns over funding, whilst calling for an end to the "annual cycle of uncertainty around budgets."
NUJ BBC World Service briefing February 2025
The NUJ believes government must urgently provide adequate funding to support the BBC in its reporting and news coverage of events worldwide.
Protect the BBC
The NUJ is campaigning against cuts to jobs and programmes at the BBC and World Service for its harmful impact on journalists and journalism.
Committees urge “sufficient resources” for BBC World Service
Chairs of three House of Commons committees have highlighted the soft power value of the BBC and its role in supporting high quality journalism, amid calls for action to ensure the World Service income becomes less reliant on the licence fee.
Bad for the BBC, bad for Britain, and bad for the world
The NUJ BBC World Service branch has passed a motion opposing job cuts in the UK and overseas announced by the broadcaster this week.
World Service cuts yet another blow to journalism, says NUJ
The BBC has today announced its plans to make £6m in savings within the World Service to close the shortfall caused by the freezing of the licence fee.
New raft of cuts at the BBC an assault on journalism, says NUJ
The NUJ has warned of long-term harm to the BBC without urgent investment, following its announcement of new cuts to news and current affairs programming.
NUJ response to the BBC director general’s speech
The union welcomed Tim Davie’s commitment to journalism, but is concerned about the rapid move of operations to BBC Studios and the decline of the public service BBC operation.