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- 16 March 2010 'Bitter disappointment' greets VT’s desire for pay freeze
- BECTU issued the following press release today (Tuesday) in response to VT Group's plans to freeze pay in 2010/11.
- 16 March 2010 Balfour Beatty staff at BBC premises reject pay offer
- Staff employed by Balfour Beatty at BBC premises in Birmingham, Bristol and Manchester have voted to reject a one-off payment of £300, the result of pay review talks for 2010.
- 16 March 2010 Film Policy: revisiting ideas from 1973
- Peter Cox, editor and NEC member, has dusted off his copy of the ACTT's Nationalising the Film Industry, published in 1973. Does the document have something to teach us in 2010 or is it purely a reference work?
- 11 March 2010 Members at Red Bee Media to vote on industrial action
- BECTU issued the following press release today, Thursday 11 March, ahead of a ballot for industrial action amongst members at Red Bee Media.
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11 March 2010
Shooting yourself in the foot?
- Join the union's Writers, Producers and Directors branch for their Spring debate: Low Budget Collaborations and the National Minimum Wage.
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11 March 2010
Video editing in the spotlight
- Up and coming video editors are invited to network with members of the union's Post-Production and Facilities branch who are hosting an editing masterclass on 11 March 2010.
- 9 March 2010 Manifestos from candidates for president
- Candidates in the election for BECTU president for the term starting in May 2010 have delivered their manifestos.
- 9 March 2010 Weapons on Set - Pinewood Event
- The Production Guild, in association with Talking Point, is delivering the latest seminar in its Weapons on Set Initiative at Theatre 7, Pinewood Studios on Wednesday 17 March 2010.
- 8 March 2010 Congratulations to Kathryn Bigelow
- Congratulations to Kathryn Bigelow, winner of the 2010 Oscar for best director (The Hurt Locker) and the first woman to receive the honour.
- 5 March 2010 Administrator called in at Northcott Theatre
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BECTU is working with its members and with administrator to do all possible to secure the survival of Exeter's Northcott Theatre.
