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To: Snowshoe who wrote (224546)	10/17/2007 11:01:45 AM
From: Snowshoe	Respond to of 793957

BBC unions prepare to strike over job cuts __________________________________________ By Andrew Pierce and Nicole Martin Last Updated: 12:46pm BST 17/10/2007Page 1 of 2 Unions representing BBC workers have warned that a strike within weeks is inevitable if Mark Thompson, the director general, presses ahead with plans for the largest number of compulsory redundancies in the corporation's history. Mr Thompson will tell the BBC Trust today that 2,000 employees — almost a tenth of the workforce — will be sacked in an attempt to find £2 billion in budget cuts. He will make a public announcement of the plans tomorrow. telegraph.co.uk