{"id":895401,"date":"2022-11-24T15:07:42","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T15:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecanary.co\/?p=1633212"},"modified":"2022-11-24T15:07:42","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T15:07:42","slug":"bbc-news-has-been-ripped-a-new-one-over-its-coverage-of-ucu-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2022\/11\/24\/bbc-news-has-been-ripped-a-new-one-over-its-coverage-of-ucu-strikes\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC News has been ripped a new one over its coverage of UCU strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On Thursday 24 November, BBC News<\/em> ran an article on the University and College Union<\/a> (UCU) strike. It went down like a lead balloon with staff and people on social media alike. This is because BBC News<\/em> was clearly promoting nonsense propaganda over pay<\/a> – at the expense of striking workers.<\/p>\n

The Canary<\/em> has been following the UCU’s industrial action. As we previously reported<\/a>, 70,000 staff at 150 universities walked out on 24 November over pay, pensions, and working conditions. Bosses have cut workers’ pay by around 25% since 2009, while they also want to slash their pensions by 35% too. All this has led to the UCU and its members striking.<\/p>\n

Workers were out across the UK:<\/p>\n

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We're going to need some bigger steps #ucuRISING<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/e6cHgAFUvQ<\/a><\/p>\n

— Leeds University UCU (@leedsucu) November 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n