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Rainbow colour balloons at London Pride
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Solidarity is at the heart of Pride
Andrew Pakes, Director of communications and research · 9 June 2022
My heroes this Pride Month are the union reps making work better for LGBT+ people every day…
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Working for equality and diversity across nuclear
31 May 2022
Cathy Collins, an operational inspector for the Office for Nuclear Regulation, talks to…
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Reps share their top tips for recruitment
31 May 2022
Some Prospect reps who have enjoyed consistent success in asking their workplace colleagues…
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This is how we do it: Recruiting at the UKAEA
31 May 2022
Two Prospect reps at the UK Atomic Energy Authority, Ed Shelton and Toby James, share the…
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Squeezing the maximum benefit from being a rep
31 May 2022
Tim King, a funding manager for the National Lottery Community Fund, talks about being a…
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Photo of Head of Bectu Philippa Childs. Photo credit - Craig Fleming Photographer/ https://www.craigfleming.net/
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Mental Health Awareness Week: don’t suffer alone; your union and your industry is here to help you
9 May 2022
The 9th-15th May marks Mental Health Awareness Week, a time to reflect on and evaluate how…
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Engaging our members
Louise Staniforth, Prospect Organiser · 21 April 2022
During Union Week and Heart Unions week we share ideas for different ways to talk about the…
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Photo of Head of Bectu Philippa Childs. Photo credit - Craig Fleming Photographer/ https://www.craigfleming.net/
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Privatising Channel 4 is another swipe from a government determined to undermine public service broadcasting
Philippa Childs, Head of Bectu · 5 April 2022
Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries’ announcement that she is pushing ahead with controversial…
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Why we need the BBC: an impartial voice in times of crisis
1 April 2022
BBC News has long been the UK’s must trusted news source, providing accurate and reliable…
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BBC Broadcasting House
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Defending the BBC: Bectu engages with MPs and industry leaders
1 April 2022
As part of Bectu’s campaigning efforts, we have recently engaged in several meetings with…
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