The petition, which calls for a meeting between BBC staff and the broadcaster's pension fund trustees, was an initiative of the BBC London branch of the NUJ and was coordinated by Ian Pollock, chair of the branch and a former pension trustee at the broadcaster.
Despite being launched as a 100 signature petition (the minimum number required to guarantee the actioning of a request), the document ended up collecting more than 1,100 signatures.
This is the latest development in the union's campaign against pension proposals put forward by the broadcaster in June, including plans to place a one per cent cap on increases in pensionable salary and to close the final-salary scheme to new joiners.
The NUJ is still balloting staff on strike action in response to the proposals, the results of which are expected on 1 September, after the BBC refused to drop the proposals and instead continued with its 90 day consultation period. The BBC has since told Journalism.co.uk that "further" proposals will be announced at the beginning of September.
According to a report by the Telegraph, the meeting is likely to take place in the second week of September, when staff are expected to call on the trustees to oppose the plans.
The NUJ today told Journalism.co.uk that the results of the petition illustrates the determination of staff to oppose the plans.
"Though we launched the 100 signature petition we have been inundated with more than ten times that amount," the union's general secretary Jeremy Dear said in a statement. "It sends yet another clear message to management - not just as to the level of opposition that exists, but also the determination of staff to use whatever means available to protect their financial futures."
"We are confident that the result of the ongoing ballot for industrial action, due on 1st September, will show an overwhelming majority in favour of taking strike action if necessary, to defeat these pensions proposals," he added.
The BBC told Journalism.co.uk it stands by its pension proposals.
"We are aware of a meeting between staff and the Pension Trustees scheduled for early September. We continue to believe that the proposals we are making will deliver arrangements sustainable, affordable and flexible for BBC staff and the licence fee payer.
"We know that staff have concerns about the proposed changes but we will continue to listen and will consider these during the 90-day consultation period."
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