Film and TV Technician (1957)

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14 FILM & TV TECHNICIAN January 1957 General Council (continued) INDUSTRIAL DEATH BENEFIT: Paddy Leech represented the widow of one of our members at an Insurance Appeal in Taunton. Mrs. Burchett's husband was killed in an accident while working for the Nigerian Colonial Film Unit. Because of the terms of the Industrial Injuries Act, Mrs. Burchett is not eligible for benefit. She is receiving a widow's pension and also a pension from the Nigerian Government but this case raises the question of principle. The Executive agreed the matter should be taken up with the appropriate department of the T.U.C., asking them if they are aware of the situation and requesting their views as to what approaches should be made. FOREIGN DIRECTORS: Darryl Zannuck, Robert Rossen and William Lee Wilder have been given temporary membership of the Union. PROVINCIAL TV MEMBERS AND A.G.M.: The Executive gave very careful consideration to the problem of ensuring that TV members in Manchester and Birmingham should be given every opportunity to attend the Annual General Meeting. After considerable discussion it was agreed that for the forthcoming A.G.M. A.C.T.T. will arrange transport with a view to getting provincial members down to the meeting. It was also agreed that Head Office should send out an appeal to members living in London to provide accommodation for these members. CONFERENCE ON NEW MEMBERS: Since the question of new entrants into A.C.T.T. has been bothering a number of Departmental Sections in the production side of the industry, the General Council called a conference on December 10, 1956, to consider Union policy in regard to new members. Twenty-six members attended covering representation from the Sections and from the Executive. Alf Cooper took the Chair. The meeting was reminded of the powers of the Executive and General Council under Rule, and, while Sections' activities were welcomed, the Executive and General Council had no option but to interpret the Rules as approved by the Registrar of Friendly Societies. In discussion the main criticism appeared to be that, whilst accept ing this fact, it was thought that Sections' recommendations were not taken seriously enough as there was adequate proof that in cases where Sections had been over-ruled the person being granted membership against the Section's advice had proved unsatisfactory on the job. It was felt that this only added to unemployment and, on a long-term policy, brought the Association into disrepute. TELEVISION PROGRAMME CONTRACTORS — NEGOTIATIONS: The Executive had before it a draft agreement drawn up by the T.V.P.C.A. as a result of negotiations. After very careful consideration, the Executive agreed that the draft should be referred to a small expert committee for consideration and report back, the committee to comprise one television representative from each of the major companies together with one from the B.B.C. It was agreed that the conference should be an all-day affair and one of the points for consideration should be ways and means of strengthening the negotiating committee. Five Executive members were appointed to attend. NON-MANUAL WORKERS' ADVISORY COUNCIL: The Acting General Secretary attended the Annual Conference of the NonManual Workers' Advisory Council on December 7, 1956. Eighty-eight delegates from 36 Trade Unions representing 1.229,000 Trade Unionists were in attendance. George Elvin, our General Secretary, was again elected on the Executive Committee. The following resolution, moved by the Guild of Insurance Officials through their General Secretary Henry Levitt, was opposed from the platform on the grounds of economics, but was nevertheless carried almost unanimously by the Conference: "This Conference notes the widespread lack of knowledge amongst non-manual workers of the functions and policy of the Trades Union Congress, a position which is often accentuated by misrepresentations in the press and other organs of information. " Conference notes the difficulty presented to individual unions in combating this situation and with a view to applying a remedy on a national scale, Conference urges the General Council to consider the possibility of using television, films and other modern publicity methods to present authoritative information about the Trade Union Movement." THE CROWN THEATRE Lessees FILM PRODUCTION SERVICES (Surrey) LTD. Provides Complete Studio Projection Sen-ice at Any Time to Suit Your Requirements DOUBLE HEAD PROJECTION MIXING PANELS FOR TRACKS also SUB-STANDARD PROJECTION SEATING FOR 70 PERSONS SOUND SYSTEM EDITING ROOMS FOR HIRE 86 WARDOUR ST., LONDON, W.l Tel: GERrard 5223 Editing Rooms GERraru 9309