About

Who are Bectu and what do we do?

Bectu is the union for creative ambition. We represent over 40,000 staff, contract and freelance workers in the media and entertainment industries.

What Bectu stands for

As a trade union, we are passionate about all the key issues that affect our members.

Charitable causes

As a trade union, we are passionate about all the key issues that affect our members.

Environment

Bectu has a proud tradition of leadership and activity on environmental issues. We have helped to shape policies and action at a UK level through the Trades Union Congress, and internationally through our global union federations.

Equalities

As a trade union, we are passionate about all the key issues that affect our members.

Health and safety

As a trade union, we are passionate about all the key issues that affect our members.

Politics

Bectu is politically independent – we are not affiliated to any political party. We do, however, have a political fund.

Charitable causes

As a trade union, we are passionate about all the key issues that affect our members.

Equalities

As a trade union, we are passionate about all the key issues that affect our members.

Politics

Bectu is politically independent – we are not affiliated to any political party. We do, however, have a political fund.

Environment

Health and safety

As a trade union, we are passionate about all the key issues that affect our members.

Charitable causes

As a trade union, we are passionate about all the key issues that affect our members.

Health and safety

As a trade union, we are passionate about all the key issues that affect our members.

Environment

Politics

Bectu is politically independent – we are not affiliated to any political party. We do, however, have a political fund.

Equalities

As a trade union, we are passionate about all the key issues that affect our members.

Who’s who at Bectu

As a trade union, we are passionate about all the key issues that affect our members.

NEC

The Prospect National Executive Committee (NEC) conducts the business of the union in line with the policies set by our national conference.

Senior Management Team

Led by general secretary Mike Clancy, our senior management team manages the day to day running of the union, including finance, resources, organisational development, research, legal and communications.

Bectu officials

Bectu’s organisers work with branches to help them recruit and organise in their workplace.

NEC

The Prospect National Executive Committee (NEC) conducts the business of the union in line with the policies set by our national conference.

Bectu officials

Bectu’s organisers work with branches to help them recruit and organise in their workplace.

Senior Management Team

NEC

The Prospect National Executive Committee (NEC) conducts the business of the union in line with the policies set by our national conference.

Senior Management Team

Bectu officials

Bectu’s organisers work with branches to help them recruit and organise in their workplace.

Careers

Find out what vacancies we already have.

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News

News

Chancellor’s ‘wanton oversight’ of freelancers risks the recovery

1 March 2021

The Chancellor risks doing permanent damage to the economy unless he reconsiders his…

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Bectu letter urges the Chancellor to support workers and venues until the crisis is over

24 February 2021

Philippa Childs has written to the Chancellor, urging him to use the Spring Budget to…