The Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and TheatreUnion (BECTU) is a trade union in the United Kingdom.
BECTU was founded in 1991 with the merger of the Association of Cinematograph Television and Allied Technicians (ACTT) and the Broadcasting and Entertainment Trades Alliance (BETA), the history of which can be traced back to 1890 [1].
BECTU's affiliations include the Trades Union Congress, the Scottish Trades Union Congress, Union Network International, the General Federation of Trade Unions, the Federation of EntertainmentUnions and the Labour Party.