We are the UK performing arts & entertainment trade union, made up of 50,000 performers & creative practitioners. Get in touch: equity.org.uk/contact-us
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Equity General Secretary calls for Prime Minister to resign and says union “opposes” Reform in speech to annual conference.
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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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Etholiad y Senedd 2026: Diwylliant yw Gwaith
E-bostiwch eich ymgeiswyr Senedd a gofynnwch iddynt gefnogi ein maniffesto ✉️
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Senedd 2026 Election: Culture is work
Email your Senedd candidates and ask them to back our manifesto ✉️
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100 YEARS AGO: The General Strike of 1926 began on 3 May and lasted for nine days, with 1.7 million workers stopping work in solidarity with coal miners who were threatened with wage cuts and longer working hours. "Not a penny off the pay, not a minute on the day" was their defiant slogan.
Although the strike did not achieve its immediate aims, it was a defining moment for the labour movement, brining workers together in a monumental display of collective action to fight for their rights. Solidarity forever.
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On #InternationalWorkersDay we’re remembering that our rights were not given but fought for - and that we must continue to fight against injustice and inequality wherever it exists✊
This beautiful artwork is by illustrator Phil Whitton and has been developed for our upcoming annual Equity conference - this year taking place in Durham, which is referenced in the artwork.
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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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On International Workers Memorial Day, we are remembering everyone who has died or has been injured at work. Unions are here to defend every worker and ensure that safety standards are met. Today, and everyday, we honour the dead and fight for the living. #IWMD equity.org.uk/news/2026/inte…
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It's time for action in the West End.
We’re asking West End performers and stage management currently working on a show to vote in an indicative ballot on strike action. We want to move producers closer to a reasonable multi-year settlement on pay, terms, and conditions. Want to know more? Read more on our website: tinyurl.com/bdehtush
Eligible members check your inbox for information and voting links.
ALT Sign reading 'STAGE DOOR' on a brick wall under two lights, with text which reads: 'Equity ballots for West End workers' Pay Up! campaign above.
ALT Reads: We’re asking West End performers and stage management to vote in an indicative ballot on strike action. We want to move producers closer to a reasonable multi-year settlement on pay, terms, and conditions.
ALT Reads: Paul W Fleming, Equity general secretary, said: “Despite a positive and constructive start to negotiations, SOLT have made it clear that they are unwilling to make significant changes to the packages they have proposed. Those packages offer only a small percent above inflation over four years, after a record breaking period for West End revenue.
ALT Reads: “Our members have waited in line to see their wages rise, and to have a more modern work-life balance in a precarious industry. In the smallest theatres, performers on the minimum earn less than the UK median wage per week, and all artists receive 20% less holiday weeks than most workers. If SOLT is serious about a modern industry, these negotiations must be a meaningful step forward. Producers need to pay up.”
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Ahead of May’s Scottish Parliament elections, we’re calling for Holyrood to back a pilot scheme of a Scottish Basic Income for Artists (BIA).
Email your MSP candidates and ask them to sign our pledge at: equity.org.uk/campaigns-poli…
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Equity win! We've secured a new agreement for Stage Managers at Opera North 💪
Agreement ensures eligible stage management members are part of a collective bargaining unit covering pay, hours, working conditions, health and safety, dignity at work, and more.
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Members and non-members register at tinyurl.com/bdfxpmy5 for our DJs open meeting NEXT WEDNESDAY 23 APRIL and be part of a meaningful conversation about pay, terms and conditions for DJs in nightlife. Know someone who should come along? Share this post, be part of the movement.
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Register to vote by Monday 20 April to have your say in the 7 May elections.
Register here: gov.uk/register-to-vote
Elections taking place:
☑️136 English council will be elected
☑️Scotland will elect their Parliament.
☑️Wales will elect their Senedd.
Let's put arts on the agenda.
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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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If you're a DJ this is for you.
Members and non-members, find out more about YOUR union. Join us for a meaningful conversation about pay, terms and conditions for DJs in nightlife, and how we can start to unionise as a group of workers.
Who else do you think should be part of this discussion? Share this post, invite your colleagues, be part of the movement 💪
📅 6.30pm Thursday 23rd April 2026
✏️ register to attend - tinyurl.com/29c7vmf2
📍Zoom
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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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