BECTU Demonstration - Join us on the streets!

BECTU Demonstration - Join us on the streets!

Bectu has planned a demonstration on 5 October to demand that the AMPTP negotiate meaningfully and swiftly to bring the US Hollywood strikes to a close, and to raise awareness of how UK film and TV workers have been impacted. Whether you work in film and TV or not, we would love to see you there. Bring friends, family and colleagues to make our voices heard and increase pressure on the AMPTP together. 

WGA & AMPTP Reach Tentative Agreement To End Writers Strike

WGA & AMPTP Reach Tentative Agreement To End Writers Strike

The WGA released the following negotiations update on Sunday 24th September 2023: We have reached a tentative agreement on a new 2023 MBA, which is to say an agreement in principle on all deal points, subject to drafting final contract language.

Bectu issues open letter to AMPTP: crew are paying the price of your failed negotiations

Bectu issues open letter to AMPTP: crew are paying the price of your failed negotiations

Bectu, the UK’s union for the creative industries, has today written to the president of the AMPTP, Carol Lombardini, regarding the alliance’s ongoing disputes with WGA East and West and SAG-AFTRA. Read the letter here.

Open letter on behalf of the UK Post-Production Sound Community

Open letter on behalf of the UK Post-Production Sound Community

On the 21st August 2023, the Post-Sound subcommittee of the Post Production & Facilities Branch sent an open letter to 63 Post Production Facilities in the UK, highlighting the issues the post-production sound community experience working in television. The open letter highlights and seeks to redress issues post-sound workers face in three key areas: Written Particulars or Terms & Conditions, Fair compensation for excessive hours, and Invoices to be paid on time. The Open letter is available to read, in full, below.

BECTU stands in solidarity with striking Actors and Writers in the US

BECTU stands in solidarity with striking Actors and Writers in the US

The National Board of the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) has voted for strike action after its television, theatrical and streaming contracts expired without a deal.

Bectu, the UK’s union for the creative industries, extends its solidarity and support and reaffirms its solidarity with the WGA strikes.