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		<title>Ballot withdrawn</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The industrial action ballot on the New Business and Entertainment Pillar proposals has been withdrawn. As a result of months of concerted effort by the Branch and the threat of collective action, acceptable resolutions have been achieved for all members who faced compulsory redundancy as a result of the New Business and Entertainment pillar restructure. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://espg.bectu.com/2010/09/01/ballot-withdrawn/</link>
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		<title>EastEnders action suspended</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Industrial action by ESPG members has been suspended to allow talks with management to resume in an effort to resolve the dispute. This follows strike action on 12 August 2010 at Elstree, held in protest at Studios and Post Production management proposals relating to changes in travel time and expenses connected with a change in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://espg.bectu.com/2010/08/18/eastenders-action-suspended/</link>
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		<title>EastEnders strike action</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ESPG Branch members working on EastEnders have taken strike action in the dispute over travel time and expenses. Members took action yesterday (12 August 2010), and further stoppages are planned for Friday 20 August, Thursday 26 August and Wednesday 1 September. Members are contesting the BBC Studios and Post Production&#8217;s management decision to remove long-established [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://espg.bectu.com/2010/08/13/eastenders-strike-action/</link>
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		<title>S&amp;PP industrial action ballots</title>
		<description><![CDATA[S&#038;PP members are to be balloted on industrial action to oppose potential compulsory redundancies and the change of base at Elstree. This follows consultative ballots in S&#038;PP (Studios and Post Production) in which ESPG members overwhelmingly rejected both the New Business and Entertainment Pillar proposals, which could result in nine compulsory redundancies, and plans to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://espg.bectu.com/2010/07/02/spp-industrial-action-ballots/</link>
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		<title>S&amp;PP consultative ballot</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A consultative ballot is to be held opposing S&#038;PP planned changes in new business and entertainment and drama services. The union has been in consultation with BBC S&#038;PP (Studios and Post Production) regarding restructuring of the new business and entertainment and drama services. This has led to a significant number of post closures although the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://espg.bectu.com/2010/06/21/spp-consultative-ballot/</link>
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		<title>Case put for BBC Studios and Post</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Union representations continue on behalf of BBC Studios and Post Production members, whose future is uncertain. A meeting with Zarin Patel, Studios and Post Production Chief Financial Officer, has been described as &#8216;constructive&#8217; by BECTU General Secretary Gerry Morrissey. For more details see the BECTU site.]]></description>
		<link>http://espg.bectu.com/2010/03/03/case-put-for-bbc-studios-and-post/</link>
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		<title>2009-2010 nominations invited</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nominations are invited for the new 2009-2010 ESPG Branch Committee. Nomination forms [pdf 84KB] for candidates to serve on the new Committee are being distributed to ESPG members. This is the first stage of the annual election of the ESPG Branch Committee. The deadline for nominations is 1200 on Friday 4 December 2009, and if [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://espg.bectu.com/2009/11/04/2009-2010-nominations-invited/</link>
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		<title>Salary cap meeting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ESPG members who joined BBC Resources in 2000 and after are invited to a meeting to discuss salaries. These staff had their salaries capped at 115% of their grade floor, and have reached this &#8216;cap&#8217; some years ago. As a consequence their salaries are not able reach the level of those they work alongside, doing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://espg.bectu.com/2009/07/12/salary-cap-meeting/</link>
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		<title>Later&#8230;with BECTU on June 16th</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A farewell party for departing BBC Studios and Post members on June 16th is due to continue through the evening in the TVC Club. Members of the ESPG Branch Committee are organising the social for all current staff, as well as spouses, partners, colleagues, and many retired staff. Download the invitation [49Kb pdf] The party is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://espg.bectu.com/2009/05/18/laterwith-bectu-on-june-16th/</link>
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		<title>Studios and Post cuts all voluntary</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BECTU has avoided compulsory redundancies in a cuts package that has seen more than 200 staff leave BBC Studios and Post Production. BBC Television Centre, West London. (Picture: Tony Scott) However a handful of potential compulsory cuts is still being negotiated, and the union is not claiming that all cuts have been voluntary yet. More [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://espg.bectu.com/2009/05/13/studios-and-post-cuts-all-voluntary/</link>
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