Daniel Smith Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I'm not ready to join any union as I'm still in education however, a tutor told me he was a member of BECTU. Just wondered if there was anything better, in the UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Holland Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Dont waste your money joining BECTU , toothless , like all unions in post Thatcher Britain !! John . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Stephen Williams Posted February 24, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted February 24, 2009 Dont waste your money joining BECTU , toothless , like all unions in post Thatcher Britain !! John . Hey John, I am still a member, should I quit? I just remember how difficult it was to get a ticket in 1979. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Rich Steel Posted February 24, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted February 24, 2009 Dont waste your money joining BECTU , toothless , like all unions in post Thatcher Britain !! John . I wouldn't say it was a complete waste of time joining. There are some benefits to joining, like cheaper Public Liability Insurance, a host of free legal services, discounts etc etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted February 24, 2009 Author Share Posted February 24, 2009 (edited) KK thanks for the repsonses. Won't be joining anytime soon anyway, need to actually start bringing in enough work to make it worth it, and that's after I've fininshed my degrees. Edited February 24, 2009 by Daniel Ashley-Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 An outside Public Liability Insurance will cost you more than the BECTU membership dues. They managed to get money out of some non payers for me in the past. Although they're nothing like the ACTT, that was a tough union to get into and you didn't get to work on many productions or ITV programmes unless you were a member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Adam Frisch FSF Posted February 25, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted February 25, 2009 The only British union that has any bite left to it is the grip union. Other than that I don't even hear it mentioned, let alone meet anyone who's a member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Phil Rhodes Posted February 25, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted February 25, 2009 I'm in BECTU for the cheaper insurance; it's worth it for that alone, but they're also quite helpful in general. It's a catch-22 situation. If unions become strong, you can't get in, but if they're weak, there's no point. I certainly wouldn't want to be in the US situation where the unions have become big money, thereby attracting scumbags, and appear to be little more than a protection racket. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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