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Scottish BECTU members. How many on here?

#1 bigclive

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Posted 16 February 2012 - 06:03 PM

Just out of interest, how many Scottish BECTU members are on this forum?

#2 LampTramp

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Posted 16 February 2012 - 06:05 PM

I am

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#3 ProtecAV

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Posted 16 February 2012 - 06:12 PM

Me too

#4 boatman

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Posted 16 February 2012 - 06:28 PM

Used to be. ACTT from 1969 to 1991, then BECTU until I was made redundant by STV in 1993. No trade unions at my next employer which was an American semiconductor manufacturer in East Kilbride.

Does that count?

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#5 savage1

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Posted 16 February 2012 - 08:06 PM

I was for a couple of years but I was only really a member for the insurance. Which I now get elsewhere.

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#6 bigclive

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Posted 17 February 2012 - 08:05 AM

The insurance issue appears to have been resolved, particularly with the next renewal with a different provider. It's increased to 10 million cover and now covers the factors that caused the controversy before.
I too am with BECTU primarily because of the liability insurance, but also firmly believe that unions are important. Not the old stagnant ones from the past, but the young vibrant ones that have their feet on the ground.

The only issue I have with BECTU at the moment is their shockingly racist "Move on Up" thing where they seem to be hell-bent on getting ethnic "minorities" represented on a percentage balanced basis in the entertainment industry by arranging meetings with high profile media employers. This isn't how an industry works. The correct people for the job are the ones who have the mental aptitude for the job regardless of their colour.

#7 rossmck

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Posted 17 February 2012 - 10:15 AM

I agree with bigclive 100% ... the "Move on Up" thing is a bit odd, but I'm with BECTU primarily for the liability insurance.

That said, they did a good job of bringing the unpaid labour issue at the recent MOBO awards into the public eye and ensuring that all the 'unpaid positions' would indeed be paid as legally required... not that we should really have needed a union for an organisation the size of the Mobo Awards to work that out !

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Posted 17 February 2012 - 07:37 PM

I am

'And he said let there be light'

#9 Ian Cunningham

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Posted 13 March 2012 - 03:46 PM

+1 here (my other half's also a member but not on Blue Room)

Soon to be a member of Equity too as Stage Management is an increasingly large part of my work.

bigclive, on 16 February 2012 - 06:03 PM, said: