STRIKES HUB
Financial Support Resources
We have collated resources to support post production workers, including grants, benefits and financial advice in the financial support section of our website.
Mental Health Resources
It’s a challenging time for all of us amidst the ongoing effect of the strikes, with work being cancelled, delayed or surrounded by uncertainty. Don’t be afraid to ask for help. We have collated resources to support mental health and well-being in the new mental health support section of our website.
Report a Production Company to BECTU
Please use this form to report production companies who are offering below going rates or undermining collective agreements. Your enquiry will be passed onto your union rep or a fulltime official and will be confidential. We will not contact the production without your permission. If you have any questions please email lpd@bectu.org.uk. The survey will take approximately 5 minutes to complete.
Post Production & Facilities Branch Survey
We would like to find out the impact of the strikes on you and your colleagues. We’ll be using this information to draw up a landscape for what post production currently looks likes, how many people are in and out of work, how much work is out there and to inform our officials, industry bodies and news outlets about the impact on post production and most importantly give you further clarity over the state of the industry.
Open Letter from Philippa Childs to AMPTP
Head of Bectu Philippa Childs wrote to the president of the AMPTP, Carol Lombardini, regarding the alliance’s ongoing disputes with WGA East and West and SAG-AFTRA. You can read the letter here. Deadline picked it up promptly and reported it in this piece as did TVB Europe, as well as several other outlets.
BECTU Demonstration - Join us on the streets! Save the date.
Bectu has planned a demonstration on Thursday 5th October to demand that the AMPTP negotiate meaningfully and swiftly to bring the US Hollywood strikes to a close, and to raise awareness of how UK film and TV workers have been impacted. Whether you work in film and TV or not, we would love to see you there. Bring friends, family and colleagues to make our voices heard and increase pressure on the AMPTP together.
Date: Thursday 5th October 2023
Time: Assemble from 1pm
Location: Leicester Square, London (assemble opposite Odeon Luxe Leicester Square) There will be refreshments in a local pub afterwards. Please look out for further information on how you can get involved.
Share the details of the demo on social media
Bring your friends and colleagues with you - stop by at lunch!
Make banners, placards, and props that are eye-catching and show the importance of our department.
Strike News
Please follow our social media accounts and news page for updates. On the BECTU website, you can find extensive news coverage including Sky News, BBC, The Times and Bloomberg.
Find out more about why the Writer’s Guild of America why they are on strike, their proposals and strike updates.
Find out more about why the SAG-AFTRA why they are on strike, their proposals and strike updates.
BECTU Strikes Hub
BECTU has set up a SAG-AFTRA/WGA dispute info hub on the Bectu website outlining sources of support, what to do if your employment circumstances have changed, and more. Find out more guidance on what to do if your production has been suspended. You can also find the latest statements, guidance and social media images to show your support for the strike.
Suspended Productions
BECTU is aware that some productions are invoking ‘force majeure’ provisions, and using this to seek to justify suspending productions that are impacted by the US strike action. Find out more about this here.