Unions at the BBC are to ballot members over proposed strike action in response to the 4000 job cuts that have been proposed by Corporation bosses. The decision to proceed with the strike ballot followed a three hour meeting between unions and the
Beeb's director general Mark Thompson. The three main unions represented within the BBC - BECTU, Amicus and the **National
Union of Journalists** - say they are proceeding with strike plans because Thompson would not meet their demand of no compulsory redundancies.