Welcome to the
Scottish Freelance Branch
Who we are
The Scottish Freelance Branch of Bectu is constituted entirely of volunteers, as all branches of Bectu and Prospect are.
We are proud to be involved in efforts to improve the lives of workers and their families and are committed to the cause of helping workers organise to improve their working lives.
By fighting for legislative improvements and bargaining for fairer labour agreements, we continuously strive to raise work standards and improve quality of life for those in Scotland working in TV, Radio and Film.
Campaigns
The Scottish Freelance Branch's goal is to enable all freelance film & TV workers in Scotland to support, empower, and collectively bargain for each other with an honest and transparent approach. Here are a few campaigns the branch committee and the union has been involved with.
Safety Standards
This campaign by the camera shop with the Scottish Freelance Branch has changed the workplace at Edinburgh Rugby's new stadium.
This was an issue that urgently needed to be addressed, and the Scottish Freelance Branch committee facilitated numerous discussions among affected members, building the organising strength of the camera shop. The Scottish Freelance Branch and all of the craft shops are pushing for change and improvements constantly.
Prep & Wrap
Together with our sister branches across the UK, the Scottish Freelance Branch campaigns tirelessly for better workplaces.
Find out about the Prep & Wrap campaign and our latest activity on this website.
PACT-Bectu Agreement
Bectu renegotiated the TV Drama agreement with PACT from September 2021. The TV Drama agreement had been in place since 2017 and was well over due for updating. The negotiating teams worked hard to reach a new agreement, with the Scottish Freelance Branch committee feeding in to this team to ensure perspective of freelance workers in Scotland was represented.
