Strike action at BBC Newshour and World Tonight

JOURNALISTS at BBC Newshour and World Tonight are on strike today, 18 May 2026, after management proposed shorter but more frequent shifts that effectively add up to an additional 26 office days per year with no extra pay.

Freelances have no right to strike in UK law, but they may find themselves unavailable if offered shifts on days when NUJ members are on strike. Any NUJ freelance who suffers a loss of income as a result of turning down shifts offered during a strike should contact the NUJ chapel (workplace-based unit of NUJ organisation) for that media group.

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