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The Theatre Safety Committee is to produce an Incident Enquiry Form as an aid to improving theatre health and safety.

Public service broadcasting in Northern Ireland is under threat, BECTU has told politicians at Stormont today.

BBC Scotland has notified BECTU today (14 November 2008) of the decision to cancel production of “Phoo Action”.

Northern Ireland’s political leaders have united to call on UTV to stop its current redundancy exercise.

After months of talks, BECTU’s Scottish Freelance branch and BBC Scotland agree annual rises for freelances and casuals.

Theatre members employed by Live Nation in Edinburgh, Liverpool and Bristol have voted to take strike action over pay.

BECTU has been notified today (11 November 2008) of Virgin Media’s plans to cut up to 2200 jobs during the next two to three years.

The campaign to save UTV’s local programmes will go to the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont on 20 November 2008.

Riggers keen to improve their skills and to gain formal industry accreditation can get financial help to complete their training.

BECTU has agreed a 2008/9 pay deal for Odeon projectionists following a ballot of members.

BECTU has started a public campaign to challenge UTV’s plans to cut jobs and to slash local programming.

The South Eastern Regional TUC’s Creative and Leisure section, is organising a conference on the future of public service broadcasting.

BECTU and Disney Theatrical Productions have reached a three-year agreement on pay.

BECTU is urging ITV plc and fellow union, the NUJ, to resolve their differences over the company’s current proposals for redundancy pay.

Doctors, the BBC’s popular daytime soap, is to stay in Birmingham thanks in part to BECTU’s campaign and the support of Midlands MPs.