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| Merged into | Prospect |
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| Founded | 1991 |
| Dissolved | 1 January 2017 |
| Headquarters | 100 Rochester Row,London, SW1P 1JP |
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| Members | 40,000 |
| Affiliations | TUC,STUC,UNI,GFTU,ICTU,FEU |
| Website | bectu |
TheBroadcasting, Entertainment, Communications and Theatre Union (BECTU), formerly theBroadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union, is a former British trade union that became a sector of theProspecttrade union in theUnited Kingdom on 1 January 2017, following the transfer of engagements of BECTU to Prospect. It has approximately 40,000[1] members who work inbroadcasting,film,theatre,IT,telecoms,entertainment,leisure andinteractive media.
BECTU was founded in 1991 with the merger of theAssociation of Cinematograph, Television and Allied Technicians and theBroadcasting and Entertainment Trades Alliance, the history of which can be traced back to 1890.[2] In July 1995, theFilm Artistes' Association (FAA), founded in 1927 as a trade union forfilm extras merged to become a sub-division of BECTU.[2]
BECTU's affiliations included theTrades Union Congress, theScottish Trades Union Congress,Union Network International, theGeneral Federation of Trade Unions and theFederation of Entertainment Unions.
Gerry Morrissey was elected General Secretary in February 2007,[3] after the position had been left vacant due to the death ofRoger Bolton, who died from cancer in November 2006.[4]
BECTU announced in 2014 that it was in merger talks with theProspect trade union which representsengineers,managers,scientists and other specialists in both the public and private sectors in the UK.[5] Prospect is not currently affiliated to anypolitical party.[6] At the Bectu Annual Conference held on 14 May 2016 it was agreed to ballot Bectu members on the proposed merger with Prospect.[7]It was announced on 30 August 2016 that BECTU members had overwhelmingly voted Yes to the merger with Prospect which took place on 1 January 2017.[8] BECTU became a sector of Prospect, with Morrissey continuing to lead the sector. In 2018, Philippa Childs took over as secretary of the sector.[9]
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