London: BBC Newshour and The World Tonight production staff strike on 18 May 2026
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NUJ members who produce BBC World Service’s Newshour and BBC Radio 4’s The World Tonight will stage a one‑day strike in London on 18 May 2026. The walkout targets rota changes and working‑pattern proposals that staff say would significantly increase shifts, and it will be followed by action short of a strike; broadcasts of the two programmes may be disrupted. The dispute centres on workload and scheduling changes imposed by BBC management.
This alert was originally created on 15 May 2026.
Effective Dates
Updates
May 29, 2026
✅ Completed
All effective dates have passed
Organizer
- National Union of Journalists (NUJ)
Affected Locations
- London
Sources
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