Broadcasting, Entertainment, Communications and Theatre Union
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The Broadcasting, Entertainment, Communications and Theatre Union (Bectu), formerly the Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union, became a sector of the
.History
Bectu was founded in 1991 with the merger of the
Bectu's affiliations included the
Gerry Morrissey was elected General Secretary in February 2007,[3] after the position had been left vacant due to the death of Roger Bolton, who died from cancer in November 2006.[4]
Merger into Prospect
Bectu announced in 2014 that it was in merger talks with the Prospect trade union which represents engineers, managers, scientists and other specialists in both the public and private sectors in the UK.[5] Prospect is not currently affiliated to any political party.[6] At the Bectu Annual Conference held on 14 May 2016 it was agreed to ballot Bectu members on the proposed merger with Prospect.[7] It was announced on 30 August 2016 that Bectu members had overwhelmingly voted Yes to the merger with Prospect which took place on 1 January 2017.[8] Bectu became a sector of Prospect, with Morrissey continuing to lead the sector. In 2018, Philippa Childs took over as secretary of the sector.[9]
Leadership
General Secretaries
- 1991: Tony Hearn and Alan Sapper
- 1991: Tony Hearn
- 1993: Roger Bolton
- 2007: Gerry Morrissey
- 2017: Mike Clancy*
- *General Secretary of Prospect following the 2017 merger.
Head of Bectu (after 2017 merger with Prospect)
- 2017: Gerry Morrissey
- 2018: Philippa Childs
Presidents
- 1991: Tony Lennon
- 2010: Christine Bond
- 2014: Jane Perry
- 2020: Ann Jones*
- 2022: Eleanor Wade*
- *President of Prospect following the 2017 merger.
References
- ^ About BECTU home
- ^ a b "BECTU's History - BECTU".
- ^ BECTU. "BECTU News - Gerry Morrissey is new GS". Archived from the original on 2007-04-02. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
- ^ "BBC NEWS - UK - Broadcast trade union leader dies".
- ^ "Prospect and BECTU to explore merger options" Prospect, 24 November 2014
- ^ "About us Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine", Prospect, 29 November 2013
- ^ "Members to vote on Prospect merger" BECTU, 15 May 2016
- ^ "BECTU members back Prospect merger" BECTU, 30 Aug 2016
- ^ Goldbart, Max. "Bectu appoints Philippa Childs as first female head". Broadcast. Retrieved 13 July 2020.