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Bectu responds to Channel 4 job losses
29 January 2024
Responding to the 200 redundancies announced by Channel 4 today, Head of Bectu Philippa…
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Meeting the moment
22 December 2023
Prospect General Secretary Mike Clancy looks ahead to 2024 after an eventful year. Image of…
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Bectu recommends pay offer to members working in London’s West End
20 December 2023
Bectu submitted a pay claim to the Society of London Theatres (SOLT) in July 2023 on behalf…
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Bectu responds to CMS Committee’s report on slated BBC Chair  
15 December 2023
Responding to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s report on the pre-appointment…
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A review of 2023
Philippa Childs · 14 December 2023
Philippa Childs looks back at a very busy year for Bectu and its members Looking back over…
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Bectu/Pact joint statement on 2023 TV Drama Agreement
8 December 2023
Pact and Bectu have issued joint guidance on six terms contained in the 2023 TV/SVOD Drama…
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Stand with our charity partners this Christmas
Ele Wade · 7 December 2023
We have all seen the horrors in the Middle East on our TV screens and filling our social…
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Licence fee announcement: Culture Secretary ignores the reality of how the reduced rise will hit BBC services, jobs and the creative industries
7 December 2023
Responding to today’s licence fee announcement from the Culture Secretary, Head of Bectu…
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Bectu responds to announcement regarding new BBC Chair
6 December 2023
Head of Bectu Philippa Childs said:…
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Bectu responds to ENO relocation announcement 
6 December 2023
Head of Bectu Philippa Childs said: “Bectu members and all those employed at the ENO have…
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