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Official Bectu account (a sector of @ProspectUnion). Follow us on Bluesky too: https://t.co/lpRRwwvBXp
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Joined December 2008
This is welcome news following our signing of the Independent Society of Musicians letter calling on the Government to scrap the English Baccalaureate, which negatively impacts creative skills ⬇️
The Labour government has confirmed that it will scrap the English Baccalaureate - heavily criticised for squeezing out arts subjects in schools - as part of its long-awaited curriculum review. Read more:
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We’re almost there! 💪 Hundreds of post-production crew have already shared their rates. Have you? Let’s make sure every role and department is represented fairly. 🎥Take the survey now! https://t.co/7AWUCi65vJ
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UATX will never charge tuition. And we will never take government money. Here's why. Graduates spend decades shouldering debt for hollow credentials. This debt influences every decision they make: What job to take. Where to live. When to marry. When to have children. Some will
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⏩ Planning for Your Future ⏩ 📅 Thu 11 Dec 25 | 0930-1300 📍 Glasgow This free workshop is designed for film & tv freelancers in Scotland. Take control of your financial and legal wellbeing today for peace of mind tomorrow. More here 👉 https://t.co/0UBWzHVOKc
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2. Just nine months into signing a ten year Ofcom agreement, STV want to rip up the licence while the ink is barely dry.
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Here are eight key takeaways from STV's disasterous appearance at the @CommonsScotAffs at Westminster yesterday to defend their plans to axe the STV North edition of the News at Six, and what the @NUJofficial's Nick McGowan-Lowe and @bectu's Philippa Childs had to say to MPs 🧵
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Workers won't tolerate poor pay and conditions. Unions throughout the country are demanding better. They're ensuring employers sign our Fair Work checklist - the worker demands for respect and dignity in the arts. 📸 @heraldscotland/@brianjaffa
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🚨 24 HOURS LEFT 🚨 Work in film, TV, or cinema? This is your LAST CHANCE to take the #MoneyMatters survey and help expose the real financial truths behind the screen industries. The survey has to close at midnight today. Your voice matters. Your experience counts. From
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Today we hosted a roundtable in Parliament to discuss what Bectu's Big Survey highlights about the state of the creative industries 🎦 We hope that this survey will form a baseline in which we can measure what progress has been made 🗣️ @philippachilds
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We welcome the government's consultations on implementing Make Work Pay, a step towards a fairer, more modern labour market. To ensure impact, the government must ensure adequate resources for effective implementation. Go to our website for more:
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Mike Clancy, General Secretary of Prospect union, responding to the launch of the government’s...
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🎬 Work in film, TV, or cinema? There’s less than a week left to share your voice in the Money Matters survey - don’t miss your chance! From pensions and savings to salary and financial confidence, this survey is designed to spotlight the real financial experiences of those
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2 Weeks 2 Trades And this Member can now afford to buy our Lifetime Offer and continue banking forever Not many other Discords can say that ^
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We’re pleased to have been a part of the Standards Advisory Committee and we look forward to continue working with CIISA in future to drive real change for the creative workforce on bullying and harassment. Read the full report 📎
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The CIISA Standards provide a framework setting out the minimum standards of behaviour expected across the creative industries to ensure safe and inclusive working environments ⬇️
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We welcome the publication of the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority first annual report/ In it's foundational year CIISA published the CIISA Standards...🧵
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Work in film, TV, or cinema? Only a few days remain to share your voice in the @filmtvcharity’s Money Matters survey - don’t miss out! Your insights could help shape future support and policy - take the Money Matters survey today. https://t.co/P6sjN1Pcqm
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ICYMI: Three-quarters of jobs secured by creatives in the past 18 months have been thanks to a friend or contact, according to figures from @bectu Read more 👇
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Three quarters of jobs secured by creatives in the past 18 months have been thanks to a friend or contact, according to figures from BECTU
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📢 Share our Money Matters survey and help us make sure every voice is heard. We’re calling on everyone working behind the scenes in film, TV, and cinema to share our Money Matters survey - the only research asking how the industry’s really doing, financially. The more
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Gaza ceasefire and the release of hostages, read Prospect General Secretary Mike Clancy’s full response.
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Prospect has responded to the ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages this week. Mike Clancy, Prospect...
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An initiative to tackle the causes of poor mental health among creatives in Wales is being rolled out by Creative Unions Learning Together Cymru (@bectu @EquityUK @WeAreTheMU @TheWritersGuild) Read more 👇
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CULT Cymru – Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing 4 Creatives brings together trade unions, employers and specialist organisations to combat poor mental health
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"Creative talent isn’t the preserve of white middle-class people with social capital, but if nothing changes then we will find that these are the only people able to get ahead in the sector.” - Head of BECTU, Philippa Childs BECTU's Big Survey 25 report: https://t.co/sWrarGnrB9
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44% of released incarcerated people in the U.S. are arrested within a year. 3 years? 68% 5 years? 77% Two factors consistently lower re-offense rates: - Education while incarcerated - Strong family communication Full article in comments @PrisonPolicy
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The Broadcasting, Entertainment and Arts Unions has shared a solidarity statement with journalists at Reach after the publisher placed 600 jobs at risk. The NUJ is balloting members at The Mirror & Reach's Scottish titles, encouraging industrial action: https://t.co/NPriIZHtrt
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