Journalists across the BBC are undertaking two 48-hour strikes after the majority of National Union of Journalists members rejected the broadcasting giant's latest offer on pensions, the union says.
The BBC is facing a "winter of growing discontent" over proposed changes to the pension scheme, cuts and jobs, the National Union of Journalists warns.
Strikes at the BBC set to disrupt coverage of the Conservative party conference have been called off following an improved pension offer from the broadcasting giant.
There continues to be "overwhelming rejection" of the BBC's pension proposal, despite a revised offer from the director general, trade unions say.
Trade unions have served the BBC with strike dates that coincide with the Conservative Party conference and the government spending review, after shunning a new pensions offer from the broadcast giant.
The BBC has proposed a new career average arrangement as part of its pensions reform but is sticking with the controversial 1% annual cap for the existing final salary scheme.
BBC workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in a row over changes to the pension scheme, trade unions say.
More than 1,000 BBC employees have signed a petition requesting a meeting with the scheme trustees over changes to the pension scheme.
Trustees of the BBC Pension Scheme are seeking legal clarification on their responsibilities after bosses failed to consult with them before proposing sweeping contractual changes.
The BBC's offer of reviewing executives' pension top-ups has been dismissed as "too little too late" by the National Union of Journalists.