Branch Suggestion Bin

The Branch Suggestion Bin is a new way for members to send in suggestions for the Branch. Your idea could be a new way we could support members, an idea for an event, training or projects, or something that you have identified as a problem in your job.

During Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter and at the AGM, the ideas will be voted on by members. The vote allows us to understand the priorities, opinions and appetite of our members for different work. Ideas which receive the most votes will be reviewed by the Committee with the aim of developing them into projects.

Ideas must be in the interest of members and aligned with the values of the union.


 Ideas topics:

  • Issues you want to fix in the industry

  • New ways the branch could support members

  • New ways Bectu could support members

  • Ideas for the Head of Bectu

  • Ideas for the campaigns 

  • Resource ideas 

  • Training ideas

  • Social media ideas

  • Website ideas 


Idea examples:

  • “I’m frustrated by our working hours in feature films”

  • “I think we should have an event on how to be an Editor”

  • “Assistant Editor’s Toolkit for VFX”

  • “I think we should be on a different post production agreement”

  • “I have a grand plan for the branch and want to help”

  • “I want to help trainees get the right rights”

  • “I’ve had a bad experience with bullying by post supervisors, what can we do about it?”

  • “I have some experience running events and want to help”.

  • “I’d like to help with an assistant editor’s toolkit for unscripted

  • “Can we share more X,Y,Z on social media?”

  • “Can we send more regular newsletters?”