BECTU
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| Founded | 1991 |
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| Date dissolved | 1 January 2017 |
| Merged into | Prospect |
| Members | 40,000 |
| Affiliation | TUC, STUC, UNI, GFTU, ICTU, FEU, Labour Party |
| Key people |
Gerry Morrissey, General Secretary Jane Perry, President |
| Office location | 373-377 Clapham Road, London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Website | www |
The Broadcasting, Entertainment, Communications and Theatre Union (BECTU) became a sector of the Prospect trade union in the United Kingdom on 1 January 2017 following the merger of BECTU with Prospect. It has circa 40,000 members who work in broadcasting, film, theatre, IT, telecoms, 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. In July 1995, the Film Artistes' Association (FAA), founded in 1927 as a trade union for film extras merged to become a sub-division of BECTU.
BECTU's affiliations included 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.
Gerry Morrissey was elected General Secretary in February 2007, after the position had been left vacant due to the death of Roger Bolton, who died from cancer in November 2006.
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