By By Kev Hedges Nov 4, 2010 in Business The BBC faces a news blackout on Friday and Saturday as journalists have voted to strike over pensions. Flagship programmes such as Radio 4's Today, BBC1's 10pm bulletin and Newsnight could be hit by the strike. The NUJ say their members would have to pay more, work longer and get significantly lower pensions. The union has announced another 48-hour strike on November 15 and 16. It has also told its members to refuse to take on additional duties or volunteer for acting up as part of an indefinite work to rule starting on Friday Nov 5. Journalists at the BBC stand to lose thousands of pounds every year under draconian new pension plans set to be imposed at the Corporation, report the Jeremy Dear, NUJ General Secretary, told his members: Could you afford to simply give away £100,000, £25,000 or even ‘just’ £10,000? Of course not. But those are the kinds of sums every journalist faces losing under the BBC’s latest pension proposal. BBC journalists are not asking for higher pensions. They are not even saying they wouldn’t consider paying more or working longer for a fair pension settlement. The NUJ has also threatened further strikes beyond the Nov 15 walkout. Bearing in mind, the coalition government's plans for all industry to save money and implement cuts, the NUJ walkout may be just one of many industrial disputes set to haunt the coalition government this coming winter. The British Broadcasting Corporation's 1pm and 6pm bulletins on BBC1 will also be hit by the strike, which will begin at midnight tonight (20.00hrs Eastern time). Some household names on British television are expected to join in the strike. Newsreaders like Fiona Bruce, Nicky Campbell and Kirsty Wark are all taking part in the walkout organised by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), according to Guardian The NUJ say their members would have to pay more, work longer and get significantly lower pensions. The union has announced another 48-hour strike on November 15 and 16. It has also told its members to refuse to take on additional duties or volunteer for acting up as part of an indefinite work to rule starting on Friday Nov 5. Journalists at the BBC stand to lose thousands of pounds every year under draconian new pension plans set to be imposed at the Corporation, report the NUJ Jeremy Dear, NUJ General Secretary, told his members:The NUJ has also threatened further strikes beyond the Nov 15 walkout. Bearing in mind, the coalition government's plans for all industry to save money and implement cuts, the NUJ walkout may be just one of many industrial disputes set to haunt the coalition government this coming winter. More about BBC, Journalists, Blackout, Strike, Union More news from bbc journalists blackout strike union