The director general's cost-cutting programme aims to save £320 million by axing 19 per cent of the corporation's staff.
In a ballot organised by the BBC's NUJ members, 83.9 per cent of members voted for strike action. Representatives from the NUJ, Amicus and BECTU will meet tomorrow to discuss industrial action.
"This result is a reflection of the huge anger at the scale and impact of Mark Thompson’s cuts," said NUJ general secretary Jeremy Dear.
"The cuts package is badly thought out, doesn’t add up, will do irreparable damage to quality and standards and has been soundly rejected by staff."
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