BBC unions call for more talks

Unions have called on BBC Director-General Mark Thompson to convene a further meeting with officials on an ACAS peace plan.

The decision came at a meeting in London today, May 31, where BECTU, NUJ, and Amicus, representatives from BBC sites across the UK debated an offer tabled by the BBC after all-night talks four days earlier in a bid to end strike action over planned cuts and privatisation.