Equity calls on video games industry to introduce union-negotiated agreements
Equity has called on video game bosses to improve pay, terms and conditions for performers in the industry.A protest at the BAFTA…
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Orchestral musicians seek action on streaming royalties
Musicians from more than 20 orchestras across the UK have signed an open letter urging the government to address streaming royalti…
WNO chorus votes to renew industrial action
Equity members of the Welsh National Opera’s (WNO) chorus have voted to renew their mandate for industrial action in a dispute o…
Equity secures pay hike for BBC performers
Performers’ union Equity and the BBC have agreed a range of improvements for performers including pay increases. Under the deal th…
BBC Scotland soap cancellation ‘devastating’ for writers
The cancellation of the BBC drama River City is “devastating news” for writers, the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain has said…
Royal Academy staff protest against planned job cuts
A protest took place at the Royal Academy of Arts in London over the weekend over a planned restructure which could lead to job cu…
LIPA Multi Academy Trust holds ‘constructive discussions’ with union amid concerns from MPs
The National Education Union (NEU) and Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA) Multi Academy Trust have held “constructive…
Manchester’s Contact Theatre switches to four-day week
Contact Theatre in Manchester is permanently adopting a four-day working week following a year-long trial. Under the arrangements…
Equity welcomes amendments to proposed employment rights legislation
Performers’ union Equity has backed government moves to bolster elements of the Employment Rights Bill going through parliament. T…
One in five Royal Academy jobs to be axed
The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) has revealed that its council has voted to approve plans to cut up to 60 jobs as it undertakes rest…
Welsh National Opera chorus to continue industrial action
Welsh National Opera (WNO) chorus members have voted unanimously in favour of further action short of strike as negotiations with…
Tribunal rejects relief claim by former boss of struggling art charity
An employment tribunal has judged that the former chief executive of a drawing charity is unlikely to succeed with a claim of unfa…
Unions sign agreement with Bradford 2025 on creative workers pay and conditions
A memorandum of understanding between four trade unions and Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture has been agreed, securing creative wo…
Equity calls on entertainment bosses for protections in AI training
Trade union Equity has called for an urgent conversation over the use of artificial intelligence in the performing arts. In an op…
Financial pressures on festivals ‘causing unsafe working conditions’
Increased financial pressure on some UK festivals has been linked to concerns over safety and sanitation experienced by crew membe…
Hundreds of English Heritage jobs at risk amid restructure
English Heritage has launched a staff consultation amid plans to make 189 redundancies as part of an organisation-wide restructure…
Security guard strike planned at London museums
Security guards at the Science Museum, Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum and Natural History Museum are planning to strike thro…
Security guards at three London museums set for more strike action
Security guards at the Science Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Natural History Museum will begin fresh industrial a…
Campaign to save audio drama at BBC Radio 3
Unions are calling for the BBC to reconsider “devastating” plans to completely remove audio drama from Radio 3. The Writers’…
Equity urges rethink on Bristol arts cuts
Performers’ union Equity has called on Bristol City Council to drop plans to cut hundreds of thousands of pounds from its arts and…
Teacher at arts school launches ADHD discrimination claim
A judge has ruled that a discrimination claim mounted by a former teacher with ADHD against a London arts school can proceed after…
ONS data: Arts activity shrinks by 15% since July
Economic activity in the creative, arts and entertainment sectors shrank by a cumulative 15% between July and October this year, a…
Security guard strikes at Natural History and Science Museums suspended pending talks
Security guards at the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum suspended a planned strike on this week (03 December) to allo…
London Museum cleaners win employment tribunal over unfair treatment
Cleaners at London Museum – formerly Museum of London – who claimed they were unfairly treated following the organisation’s closur…
