Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union

BECTU

Full name	Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union
Founded	1991
Members	26,000
Affiliation	TUC, STUC, UNI, GFTU, ICTU, Labour Party[1]
Key people	Gerry Morrissey, General Secretary Jane Perry, President
Office location	London, England
Country	United Kingdom
Website	www.bectu.org.uk

The Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union (BECTU) is a trade union in the United Kingdom. It has around 26,000^[2] members who work in broadcasting, film, theatre, entertainment, leisure and interactive media.

BECTU was founded in 1991 with the merger of the Association of Cinematograph Television and Allied Technicians (ACTT) and the Broadcasting and Entertainment Trades Alliance (BETA), the history of which can be traced back to 1890.^[3] In July 1995, the Film Artists Association (FAA), founded in 1927 as a trade union for film extras merged to became a sub-division of BECTU.^[4]

BECTU is financed entirely by individual subscriptions from members.

BECTU's affiliations include the Trades Union Congress, the Scottish Trades Union Congress, Union Network International, the General Federation of Trade Unions, the Federation of Entertainment Unions and the Labour Party.

Any individual working or seeking employment in the sectors covered by BECTU in the UK can apply for membership.

Gerry Morrissey was elected General Secretary in February 2007,^[5] after the position had been left vacant due to the death of Roger Bolton, who died from cancer in November 2006.^[6]

BECTU announced in 2014 that it was in merger talks with the Prospect trade union which represents engineers, managers, scientists and other specialists in both the public and private sectors in the UK/^[7] Prospect is not currently affiliated to any political party.^[8]

General Secretaries

• 1991: Tony Hearn
• 1993: Roger Bolton
• 2007: Gerry Morrissey

References

BECTU site

• bectu.org.uk

Other relevant sites

• PLASA
• Association of British Theatre Technicians
• Production Services Association
• Society of Television Lighting Directors (STLD)
• Association of Lighting Designers
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees

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