Bectu & Pact Extend UK TV Drama Agreement Negotiations Once Again – Ballot Now Expected In December
Another extension has been agreed between Pact and Bectu for the pair’s UK TV Drama Agreement, with the saga now looking set to rumble on for almost a year.
Broadcasting union Bectu was supposed to be balloting its members from 14 October to 23 October with a result due today but instead the five-year agreement, which has already been extended twice and was due to lapse on September 1, will be balloted in late November and December. Negotiations between the pair over the working agreement that has stood since 2017 first broke down in February 2022.
The move will give indie trade body Pact the opportunity to draft an agreement in full so as to avoid any doubt and draw up sufficient detail, according to a Bectu spokeswoman and Pact CEO John McVay.
The issue has already been balloted on, with Bectu’s members “overwhelmingly” rejecting Pact’s terms over the summer.
The pair...
Broadcasting union Bectu was supposed to be balloting its members from 14 October to 23 October with a result due today but instead the five-year agreement, which has already been extended twice and was due to lapse on September 1, will be balloted in late November and December. Negotiations between the pair over the working agreement that has stood since 2017 first broke down in February 2022.
The move will give indie trade body Pact the opportunity to draft an agreement in full so as to avoid any doubt and draw up sufficient detail, according to a Bectu spokeswoman and Pact CEO John McVay.
The issue has already been balloted on, with Bectu’s members “overwhelmingly” rejecting Pact’s terms over the summer.
The pair...
- 10/24/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
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