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Speakers at the Bectu/ExcludedUK webinar on Wed 22nd July 2020. Top, Philippa Childs and Sonali Joshi; below, Jamies Stone MP and Tracy Brabin MP
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We won’t give up on this injustice – message from ExcludedUK and Bectu webinar
24 July 2020
The government must  change tack and provide financial support for millions of desperate…
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Stage door at the Theatre Royal in Brighton
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A couple of good headlines not enough to make up for government’s appalling failure to act
23 July 2020
Bectu has criticised the government’s appalling failure to act to save the arts, in…
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Myth-busting and coronavirus policy changes provide backdrop for screen sectors returning to work  
20 July 2020
“Myth-busting” and staying across changes to government guidance to stop the spread of…
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Midlands cultural unions call for fair share of bailout and halt to redundancies
17 July 2020
Bectu has joined the Musicians’ Union and Equity in calling for the West Midlands to get…
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Theatre box office sign
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Indoor theatre performances pass highlights urgent need for funding answers, says Bectu
17 July 2020
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has announced that indoor…
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Bectu's legal rights webinar on 15 July 2020. Top, webinar host Naomi Taylor and Prosect/Bectu president Ann Jones; below, legal officer Frances Cusack and head of legal Morion Scovell
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Bectu webinar highlights disabled workers’ rights during COVID-19
16 July 2020
COVID-19 has thrown up many issues and anxieties for all workers, but these are…
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Pay and workload are top challenges for young workers in BT – Prospect poll
15 July 2020
Young professionals in BT have aired concerns about pay, increasing workloads and lack of…
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BBc logo on colourful background reflecting street.
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BBC News cuts demonstrate need for over-75s licence fee to be handed back to government, says Bectu
15 July 2020
The BBC has announced further changes to BBC News which follow on from planned changes…
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Bectu urges DCMS to specify details of cultural bailout
14 July 2020
Bectu has written to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport re-iterating the…
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Bectu says government has put BBC in ‘impossible position’ re over-75s licence fee
9 July 2020
Bectu has criticised the government for forcing the BBC to charge over-75s for the licence…
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