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And yet - as someone pointed out to me yesterday - the likes of Richard Bacon have been absent despite being little more than a presenter. Not that I have a problem with this, but would someone like that really be a member of the NUJ?
You don't have to be a member of the NUJ to have a problem crossing a picket line. I know a number of non-union presenters who won't do it out of principle.
And that's true, though those who are absent and aren't entitled to strike action through their union are breaking a whole heap of laws and rules.
Out of interest, who do we think would come off worse for their actions in career terms? A so called "scab" like Emma Crosby, or a very public protester like Newsnight's Paul Mason?
As a general rule, I don't think 'scab' presenters have tended to benefit particularly from crossing a picket line. But I think Emma Crosby is going to be a huge success at the Beeb. She's stunningly attractive and a good presenter. I think she'll be presenting network blletins full-time pretty soon and is likely to become one of the 'faces' of BBC News.
While it's true 'scab' presenters have tended not to do so well, in the last strike there wasn't as senior or high-profiled presenter on as Emma Crosby or Simon McCoy.
But as the News at One today showed, Emma Crosby fits with the BBC perfectly - better in fact than she did at GMTV or Sky, in my opinion. I agree, it would be great for her to get to do network bulletins full-time - the question, however, is where there's a gap.
I wouldn't think Peter would be in the journalists union, what with his cheesy DJ background.
And yet - as someone pointed out to me yesterday - the likes of Richard Bacon have been absent despite being little more than a presenter. Not that I have a problem with this, but would someone like that really be a member of the NUJ?
You don't have to be a member of the NUJ to have a problem crossing a picket line. I know a number of non-union presenters who won't do it out of principle.
And that's true, though those who are absent and aren't entitled to strike action through their union are breaking a whole heap of laws and rules.
Out of interest, who do we think would come off worse for their actions in career terms? A so called "scab" like Emma Crosby, or a very public protester like Newsnight's Paul Mason?
As a general rule, I don't think 'scab' presenters have tended to benefit particularly from crossing a picket line. But I think Emma Crosby is going to be a huge success at the Beeb. She's stunningly attractive and a good presenter. I think she'll be presenting network blletins full-time pretty soon and is likely to become one of the 'faces' of BBC News.
While it's true 'scab' presenters have tended not to do so well, in the last strike there wasn't as senior or high-profiled presenter on as Emma Crosby or Simon McCoy.
But as the News at One today showed, Emma Crosby fits with the BBC perfectly - better in fact than she did at GMTV or Sky, in my opinion. I agree, it would be great for her to get to do network bulletins full-time - the question, however, is where there's a gap.
