Today Is Cancelled at Deserted White City ; Who Did Not Cross the Picket Lines
Evening Standard - London › May 23, 2005
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TODAY is off," said the man from the union with evident satisfaction in his voice. "And Breakfast is off." The BBC's two flagship morning shows - one on radio, one on TV - removed from the airwaves: Tony Lennon, president of broadcast union Bectu, had good reason to look pleased with the way the strike was going.
As dawn broke today, BBC Television Centre had the look of a deserted ship, a steel and glass monolith with scarcely a soul going in and out. Even in the early hours there is usually a noticeable level of activity as overnight staff and contributors come and go. But as the sun rose over White City this morning the place seemed eerily empty.See the full content of this document
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Today Is Cancelled at Deserted White City ; Who Did Not Cross the Picket Lines
One by one, those staff who had decided to work braved the picket line. Some explained with an apologetic shrug that they simply could not afford not to go in. Other strod...
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