Equity in Northern Ireland - Equity is the UK Trade Union representing professional performers and other creative workers.
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🏳️🌈For the first time in its history, the organisers of Durham Pride have signed a brand new agreement with Equity, which sets minimum standards for pay, terms, and conditions for performers who work at Durham Pride.
Alongside an agreement with Manchester Pride, it is one of the first Pride agreements to be brokered by Equity.
It marks a huge moment for the event which is going ahead despite having 100% of its funding cut by Reform-led Durham County Council earlier this year.
For more on this story: tinyurl.com/sa7w6xbj
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Come on down to writer’s square! Leaving soon!
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This May Day, the message from workers is:
'The Good Jobs Employment Bill must be delivered - in full, and without delay'
The time to act is now.
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Members in Derry and Belfast! Join us this Saturday (11:30/12 Writer’s Square Belfast or 2pm Derry train station) to celebrate all workers in solidarity. Look out for Equity flags and let alemon@equity.org.uk know you’re coming!
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This week Equity's Kirsten Muat sat before the Women and Equalities Committee @ukcommonscommittees and said what many of our members already know: precarious, low-paid work stops women from speaking out about bad behaviour.
The committee will soon be asking for submissions to their inquiry on Experiences of Women in Live Comedy, watch this space to find out how to take part.
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Foyle & West members! Join us at City Hotel Derry tomorrow night for a glass and a discussion about freelancer pay and conditions in the city and beyond. See your branch emails for more info including how to join online!
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A truly interesting, varied and important moment @BlackBoxBelfast, gathering arts workers of all descriptions to talk about what we do to expose the value of all work in the sector. Join a Union. and see you at #MayDayBelfast @NIC_ICTU @NASUWT_NI @ucu #BetterInATradeUnion
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Come on down. So much to say!
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Debate on the Invisible Workforce which is propping up the arts is underway here in the @BlackBoxBelfast organised by @NIC_ICTU Arts and Culture Committee with support from @EquityNIBranch #MayDayBelfast
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Equity Northern Ireland General Branch retweeted
Make a date for Tuesday @BlackBoxBelfast for this really important NI @irishcongress arts and culture discussion during the run up to #MayDayBelfast equity.org.uk/get-involved/e…
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NI members represented at today’s important annual memorial for those who have died or been injured at work. More here. @equityuk ictuni.org/news/workers-memo…
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And NI @irishcongress Arts and Culture Committee hosting an event @BlackBoxBelfast on 28 April. Watch this space!
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#MayDayBelfast 2026 Programme now live. 2 weeks of Community, Arts and Solidarity across Belfast Cathedral Quarter, free and open to all!
Prog: shorturl.at/afl3j
Rally Poster: shorturl.at/tfid3
@UCU_Ulster @nipsa @CWU_nitb @cwunews @UNISONCommVol @GMBNI @1977susan
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Delighted to announce a newly refreshed in-house agreement with @BruiserNI. Amazing to re-confirm their commitment to fair pay and conditions for artists here. Thank you Bruiser!
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We're deeply saddened by the loss to family, friends and our community of Finnian Garbutt. He will be missed by many.
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Equity and @GreenShootNI announce this week's signing of two new in-house agreements cementing Union terms & conditions for performers, stage managers and directors for those working with the company.
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Big win for artists in Scotland 🎉
Ahead of May’s elections, both Scottish Labour and the SNP have backed Equity’s call for a Basic Income for Artists, pledging to pilot the initiative.
Marlene Curran, Equity Scotland Official, said: “We welcome this pledge from both Scottish Labour and the SNP to pilot a living wage for artists. Last month, we launched our own call for a Scottish Basic Income for Artists to support the creatives who drive Scotland’s cultural industries and boost the Scottish economy. We hope that other parties follow suit and back a Basic Income for Artists, taking the opportunity to cement Scotland’s position as a leader in arts and culture.”
Find out more about our ongoing campaign on our website: equity.org.uk/campaigns-poli…
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Are you a variety or nightlife performer?
Do you want to fight for safer workplaces, support your colleagues and help build union power - but don't know where to start?
Join us on 23 April, 7 or 28 May for our Variety Deps Training and we'll teach you how..
tinyurl.com/VarietyDepsApril…
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FREE EVENT: The invisible workforce - who works in the arts? Join @irishcongress Arts&Culture Committee and guests to talk about the unpaid work which makes art happen and what needs to change. See you there @BlackBoxBelfast 5.15pm on 28/4. #MayDayBelfast @BDTUC @betterinaunion
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