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    <title><![CDATA[West End theatre deal to run till September 2014]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[West End theatre members and representatives this week agreed a pay deal which will run until September 2014. ]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:59:34 +0000]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[BECTU marks 21st anniversary year]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[2012 is BECTU's 21st anniversary year and to mark the occasion the current issue of Stage Screen and Radio carries a special 8-page supplement. ]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:31:48 +0000]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[BBC agrees to talks on Mailbox future]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[The BBC will meet BECTU representatives on Thursday 9 February to discuss the future of production at the Mailbox in Birmingham.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:08:56 +0000]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[The value of unions to the UK economy]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[In reply to government-led criticism of the role trade union reps play in our public sector workplaces, last week (24 January) the TUC launched a report into the value of trade unions to the UK economy. The launch release appears below together with a link to the report itself. ]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:24:15 +0000]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Mailbox: BBC must respond to avoid more strike action]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[BECTU has followed successful strike action at BBC Birmingham with a further appeal to management to suspend plans to move large parts of production away from The Mailbox.]]></description>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.bectu.org.uk/news/1439]]></link>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:23:13 +0000]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Unions table BBC pay claim for 2012-13]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[The joint unions at the BBC have submitted their pay claim for 2012-13 on behalf of staff.]]></description>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.bectu.org.uk/news/1437]]></link>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:12:04 +0000]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Creative Industries Council backs Skillset plan]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[Skillset has been charged by the Creative Industries Council and UK Government to implement a series of skills and talent-focused initiatives that will help the sector remain a driver of growth for the UK economy. ]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:23:29 +0000]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Pay talks for West End theatres continue]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[Pay talks on behalf of members in West End theatres have continued following a briefing to members in December.]]></description>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.bectu.org.uk/news/1438]]></link>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:39:55 +0000]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Screen Craft Rights up and running]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[Screen Craft Rights, the new collecting society representing UK Cinematographers, Editors, Production Designers and Costume Designers, is now up and running and distributing money.<br />]]></description>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.bectu.org.uk/news/1435]]></link>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:13:01 +0000]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[NT front of house teams ballot on new agreement]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[Front of house, sales and hospitality staff at the National Theatre (NT) are being consulted on a comprehensive new agreement which if accepted would see no-one at the venue paid less than the London Living Wage.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:51:52 +0000]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Messages of support for members on strike at BBC Birmingham]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[BECTU members at The Mailbox, the BBC's Birmingham base, start a 24-hour strike at 15.30 today (18 January) in a dispute over the future of TV and radio production in the city. ]]></description>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.bectu.org.uk/news/1429]]></link>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:24:21 +0000]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Martin Spence welcomes a 'A Future for British Film']]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA['A Future for British Film', a report from the Film Policy Review Panel published yesterday (16 January) promotes the economic and creative benefits of British film in recommendations to government. Here, Martin Spence, assistant general secretary, speaks to the report's key themes and underlines the importance of future film strategy to BECTU members.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:38:16 +0000]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[BBC Birmingham faces strike on 18/19 January]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[BECTU issued the following press release today (16 January) ahead of strike action at BBC Birmingham starting on Wednesday 18 January.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:54:25 +0000]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Strike called at BBC Birmingham over relocation plans]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[Union members at BBC Birmingham have called a 24-hour strike over plans to move substantial amounts of production to Bristol.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:30:28 +0000]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Western freelances gather on 1 February]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[Julie Scott, head of BBC Wales drama production, is to be the guest speaker at an event organised by the Western Freelance branch in Bristol on 1 February.  ]]></description>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.bectu.org.uk/news/1424]]></link>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:34:44 +0000]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Book your tickets to Radio Fast Train now]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[Book now for the free training day for radio professionals working freelance, in independent production companies and in commercial and community radio. (Twitter hashtag #fasttrain).]]></description>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.bectu.org.uk/news/1421]]></link>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:06:02 +0000]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Members at BBC Birmingham vote for action]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[BECTU members at the BBC's Birmingham Mailbox site have voted for strike action. ]]></description>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.bectu.org.uk/news/1423]]></link>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:37:32 +0000]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Get your £ into shape in 2012 with the Money Advice Service]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[At the start of the year we often resolve to get fitter and shed some pounds after all the festive fare - but what about the pounds in your pocket? The Money Advice Service gives free, unbiased advice that can help you get your money into shape for 2012.<br />]]></description>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.bectu.org.uk/news/1422]]></link>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:48:25 +0000]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Vacancy for a national official]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[BECTU, the specialist trade union for workers in broadcasting, film, theatre and entertainment, has a vacancy for a national official based in our London Office but with a requirement to travel across the UK.]]></description>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.bectu.org.uk/news/1420]]></link>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:25:17 +0000]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Union in Technicolor talks]]></title>
    
    <description><![CDATA[Union reps at Technicolor film laboratory, accompanied by a senior BECTU official, met management on 21st December. ]]></description>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.bectu.org.uk/news/1419]]></link>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:31:19 +0000]]></pubDate>
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