LONDON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A strike by about 4,100 members of Britain's National Union of Journalists was in its second day Saturday and is having a "significant impact," the group said.
The strike was called to protest changes in the way pension funds are collected and later paid to retirees, the BBC said.
The Daily Telegraph quoted unnamed sources saying the union may call another job action over the Christmas-New Year's period. There already is a 48-hour strike planned for Nov. 14-15.
The BBC said most people would be unaware of the strike because freelancers and managers are performing duties the striking workers normally perform.
The union called this 48-hour strike after rejecting the BBC's "final" offer, the report said.
"For most viewers it will be the same service they are used to," a BBC spokesman said. "It is not totally back to normal but not far off. It may not be quite as polished as it usually is, but for most viewers it will be the same service they are used to."
Under the BBC's offer, the amount employees pay into the pension plan has been reduced from 7 percent to 6 percent. In return, journalists would receive a pension based on the average salary over an employee's entire career.
