BBC staff in Cairo conclude 3-day strike for equal pay but threaten more collective action

CAIRO (AP) — BBC staff in Cairo have concluded their three-day strike for equal pay with colleagues across the Middle East but threatened future collective action if their demands are not met. During a news conference outside the BBC’s office in Cairo on Wednesday, the head of Egypt’s journalism union reiterated the employees’ demand for salaries paid in U.S. dollars or a significant pay rise in the local currency. The three-day strike began Monday and included 75 staff members from the BBC Cairo office who said they were seeking the same pay conditions as other BBC employees in the region, including in Beirut and Istanbul.