Equity
@EquityUK
We are the UK performing arts & entertainment trade union, made up of 50,000 performers & creative practitioners. Get in touch: http://equity.org.uk/contact-us
Last week we joined the @Arts & Minds campaign with one clear message for the government: put arts back at the heart of the curriculum! ❤️ It's time ⏰ to reverse the decline in arts education, restore funding, and properly prepare future generations for careers in creative…
📣TO ALL DOCTORS: FAIR PAY Equity extends our solidarity to the BMA and its members. "Pay restoration for doctors is a moderate demand, and the Health Secretary and Prime Minister would do well to be working tirelessly to reach an agreement for doctors and patients alike"…
It is urgent that you write to your MP now! 🔽 actionnetwork.org/letters/solida…
🚨 | BREAKING: We're calling on the UK government to: 🔴 Recognise Palestine now 🔴 Suspend the Israel trade deal 🔴 Ban imports from illegal settlements 🔴 End all licenses for arms traded with Israel in line with International Law 🔴 Sanction individuals who promote and commit…
This absolutely applies to Singers too, performing in TV, Film, adverts, or live streamed events! @EquityUK @EquitySingers
Someone's making money from big TV and streaming hits - but it's not the actors! Royalties and secondary payments aren't working for performers. Tell us in the comments why you need proper royalties and residuals or use our form forms.office.com/e/BmQpcP2Stf & we'll tell the bosses
🫶 Massive thanks to all the unions and organisations who have supported our striking Birmingham bin workers - this is union #solidarity: @ArtistsUnionE @ASLEFunion @BFAWUOfficial @TheBMA @EquityUK @NASUWT @NEUnion @pcs_union @pcu_union @POAUnion @RoyColPod @RMTunion @ucu
MEGAPICKETS WORK Agency workers instructed to start earlier. Get down Perry Barr Depot and Pershore/Sherlock street for 4am. Details of pickets below 👇 Share
Someone's making money from big TV and streaming hits - but it's not the actors! Royalties and secondary payments aren't working for performers. Tell us in the comments why you need proper royalties and residuals or use our form forms.office.com/e/BmQpcP2Stf & we'll tell the bosses
Equity members, staff and President Lynda Rooke returned to Tolpuddle at the weekend to honour our shared trade union history and connect friends across the movement! From panel talks and our festival stall to the traditional banner parade and wreath-laying, we were proud to…
Equity was delighted to attend Queer Clash Diary 2025 earlier this month! A melting pot of London’s vibrant queer performance scene, our day was jam packed with meeting Equity members, signing up new joiners, and having lively discussions about our industrial campaigns.…
We are delighted that Bristol City Council is not moving forward with the sale of The Bottle Yard Studios, the only UK film studio to be owned by a local authority. The U-turn follows months of campaigning around the sale, our union having repeatedly expressed concerns around…
Our heat mitigation checklist will keep you & your fellow performers safe as temperatures hot up. Use the checklist and order your thermometer at: tinyurl.com/2H2WEquity Thanks to Equity member Marla King for taking us backstage with her during this #Heatstrike Week of Action
📣Equity in Parliament Equity's Variety Organiser, Nick Keegan, was in Parliament this week to meet with Kirsty McNeill MP and Alex Norris MP as part of a delegation that included representatives from social clubs across the UK. We're calling for better support, legislation…
Equity supports the call to reinstate the whip for these suspended Labour MPs. Equity was intimately involved in supporting MPs across parties who opposed draconian changes to PIP last month. To see those same MPs punished for speaking up for our members, is unjustified, petty,…
Compass, with @PeoplesMomentum and @OpenLabour, is calling for the whip to be reinstated to the four suspended MPs. It is time to build constructive and respectful relationships with all backbenchers and the whole of the Labour Party. actionnetwork.org/petitions/rein…
Yesterday Equity Councillor Jassa Ahluwalia was one of 8 Equity members taking class action against Spotlight and their fees at the High Court. Now we wait for the judgment, which we should receive by October but it could be earlier - we will keep you posted.
We're increasing union presence in the immersive sector 👇 New agreements with two leading immersive experience companies - The Lost Estate and Inventive Productions – set out minimum terms and conditions that will improve standards for performers and stage management.…
Equity President, Lynda Rooke, shares some wise words outside the High Court this morning. We now wait for the judgement in the coming weeks. Win or lose, Equity will always keep fighting for our members.
Equity raised concerns directly with We Transfer and we have received assurances that their new terms do NOT include using content creators' and owners' work for training AI models. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
Today is the day. We're at the High Court as Equity's case against Spotlight's fees is heard. Our President, Lynda Rooke, said: “This is an issue that is deeply and widely felt by our members. That’s why Equity – with myself and others as named claimants – is taking this case.…
Equity showed up strong at this year's Big Meeting ✊ Members from all over the UK joined fellow trade unionists in a powerful, joyful celebration of solidarity, working class life, and the trade union movement. See you there next year! #durhamminersgala #thebigmeeting
