Association of Cinematograph, Television and Allied Technicians
Association of Cinematograph, Television and Allied Technicians | |
Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union | |
Founded | 1933 |
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Dissolved | 1991 |
Headquarters | 2 Soho Square, London[1] |
Location | |
Members | 20,021 (1982)[1] |
Key people | George Elvin Alan Sapper |
Publication | Film and TV Technician[1] |
Affiliations | Labour Party |
The Association of Cinematograph, Television and Allied Technicians (ACTT) was a trade union in the United Kingdom which existed between 1933 and 1991.
History
The union was founded by
ACT began organising film laboratory workers, and in 1943 it affiliated to the Labour Party. At the ACT annual general meeting of 1949 the union made the decision to create ACT Films Limited which with the support of the President of the Board of Trade, Harold Wilson, was established in 1950.[4] In 1955, it extended its coverage to represent technicians working on ITV, and the following year incorporated "Television" into its name.
In the late 1950s, ACTT
In 1969, Elvin was replaced as General Secretary by Alan Sapper.
The union repeatedly discussed potential mergers with the
Election results
The union sponsored its general secretary as a candidate in the 1951 general election.[5]
Election | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Position |
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1951 general election | Oxford | George Elvin | 25,427 | 44.0 | 2 |
General Secretaries
- 1934: George Elvin
- 1969: Alan Sapper
Presidents
- 1937: Anthony Asquith
- 1969: George Elvin
- 1974: Robert Bolt
- Ron Bowie
- 1983: Bruce Anderson
Act Films Ltd
- Green Grow The Rushes (1950)
- Night Was Our Friend (1951)
- Circumstantial Evidence (1952)
- Private Information (1952)
- The Final Test (1952)
- The Blue Parrot (1953)
- House of Blackmail (1953)
- Burnt Evidence (1954)
- Final Appointment (1954)
- Dangerous Cargo (1954)
- Room in the House (1955)
- Stolen Assignment (1955)
- The Last Man to Hang?(1956)
- Suspended Alibi (1957)
- The Diplomatic Corpse (1957)
- Second Fiddle (1957)
- The Man Upstairs (1958)
- Dead Lucky (1959)
- Don't Panic Chaps! (1959)
- The Kitchen (1961)
- The Piper's Tune (1961)
- Dilemma (1962)
- We are the Engineers (1969)
- One in Five (1971)
- The People's March for Jobs (1981)
Publications
- Action! Fifty Years in the Life of a Union. Published: 1983 (UK). Publisher: ACTT. ISBN 0 9508993 0 5.
"Patterns of discrimination", Report into discrimination against women in the work of making and processing materials for films and TV channels. Researched and written by Sarah Benton under the guidance of the union's research director Roy and union's women's committee. Published 1975 by ACTT.
References
- ^ ISBN 0566024268.
- ^ ISBN 1135087202, 9781135087203
- ^ "Obituary: Mr George Elvin", The Times, 16 February 1984
- ISBN 0 9508993 0 5. ACT Films Limited - Ralph Bond p80 "ACT Films Ltd's formation was made possible through the support and influence of Harold Wilson MP, who was then the President of the Board of Trade."
- ^ "List of Parliamentary Labour candidate and election results, 25th October, 1951". Report of the Fiftieth Annual Conference of the Labour Party: 184–203. 1951.