Tony Hearn
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Tony Hearn was a British
trade union
ist.
Hearn began working for the Association of Broadcasting Staff
(ABS) as Assistant to the General Secretary, Leslie Littlewood in the 1960s. He then moved up through the ranks, becoming one of the Assistant General Secretaries, and eventually General Secretary in 1972. He also became Secretary of the loose Federation of Broadcasting Unions.
Hearn became the General Secretary of the ABS in 1984, and took it into a merger with the National Association of Theatrical and Kine Employees, which formed the Broadcasting and Entertainment Trades Alliance
(BETA). He became joint General Secretary of BETA with John Wilson, then sole head of the union in 1987.
In 1991, he led it into another merger, this time with the Association of Cinematograph Television and Allied Technicians
, which produced the Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union
(BECTU).
Hearn became the first General Secretary of BECTU, a position he held until 1993.
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trade union
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
ist.
Hearn began working for the Association of Broadcasting Staff
Association of Broadcasting Staff
The Association of Broadcasting and Allied Staffs was a British broadcasting trade union.The organisation was founded in 1945 with the merger of the BBC Staff Association and the Association of BBC Engineers to form the BBC Staff Association...
(ABS) as Assistant to the General Secretary, Leslie Littlewood in the 1960s. He then moved up through the ranks, becoming one of the Assistant General Secretaries, and eventually General Secretary in 1972. He also became Secretary of the loose Federation of Broadcasting Unions.
Hearn became the General Secretary of the ABS in 1984, and took it into a merger with the National Association of Theatrical and Kine Employees, which formed the Broadcasting and Entertainment Trades Alliance
Broadcasting and Entertainment Trades Alliance
The Broadcasting and Entertainment Trades Alliance 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.The union appointed two General...
(BETA). He became joint General Secretary of BETA with John Wilson, then sole head of the union in 1987.
In 1991, he led it into another merger, this time with the Association of Cinematograph Television and Allied Technicians
Association of Cinematograph Television and Allied Technicians
The Association of Cinematograph Television and Allied Technicians was a trade union in the United Kingdom.The union was founded by technicians at the Gaumont British Studios in 1933 as the Association of Cinematograph Technicians...
, which produced the Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union
Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union
The Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union is a trade union in the United Kingdom. It has around 26,500 members who work in broadcasting, film, theatre, entertainment, leisure and interactive media....
(BECTU).
Hearn became the first General Secretary of BECTU, a position he held until 1993.