Broadcasting and Entertainment Trades Alliance

The Broadcasting and Entertainment Trades Alliance (BETA) was a short-lived British entertainment trade union. It was founded in 1984 with the merger of the Association of Broadcasting Staff and the National Association of Theatrical Television and Kine Employees.

Broadcasting and Entertainment Trades Alliance
Merged intoBroadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union
Founded1984
Dissolved1991
Headquarters181-185 Wardour Street, London
Location
Key people
Tony Hearn
John Wilson
PublicationBETA News
AffiliationsTUC

The union appointed two General Secretaries, Tony Hearn and John Wilson; Wilson standing down in 1987.

In 1991, BETA merged with the Association of Cinematograph Television and Allied Technicians to form the Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union.

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