Equity
@equityuk.bsky.social
We are the UK performing arts and entertainment trade union, made up of 50,000 performers and creative practitioners. Together we push for better pay, terms and conditions in the workplace.
www.equity.org.uk
www.equity.org.uk
Equity has described today’s Budget as a “damp squib” for the arts, warning that the Government has failed to deliver the meaningful support creative workers urgently need.
Read the full statement: www.equity.org.uk/news/2025/eq...
Read the full statement: www.equity.org.uk/news/2025/eq...
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Equity has described today’s Budget as a “damp squib” for the arts, warning that the Government has failed to deliver the meaningful support creative workers urgently need.
Read the full statement: www.equity.org.uk/news/2025/eq...
Read the full statement: www.equity.org.uk/news/2025/eq...
Stop Bristol City Council making devastating arts funding cuts ✂️
1.Complete the Council's Budget Consultation (by noon, 26 Nov) - Answer "Strongly Disagree" to Q17
2.Join the demo against the cuts, 26 November, College Green, from 11.30am
3.Sign the open letter
Links in comments
1.Complete the Council's Budget Consultation (by noon, 26 Nov) - Answer "Strongly Disagree" to Q17
2.Join the demo against the cuts, 26 November, College Green, from 11.30am
3.Sign the open letter
Links in comments
November 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Stop Bristol City Council making devastating arts funding cuts ✂️
1.Complete the Council's Budget Consultation (by noon, 26 Nov) - Answer "Strongly Disagree" to Q17
2.Join the demo against the cuts, 26 November, College Green, from 11.30am
3.Sign the open letter
Links in comments
1.Complete the Council's Budget Consultation (by noon, 26 Nov) - Answer "Strongly Disagree" to Q17
2.Join the demo against the cuts, 26 November, College Green, from 11.30am
3.Sign the open letter
Links in comments
Never mind the jump scares! The real fright is being left in debt after doing the work. Equity’s Ian Manborde talks to BBC radio three counties about our members who are thousands £££ out of pocket following Halloween Haunt Fest going bust last month.
November 14, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Never mind the jump scares! The real fright is being left in debt after doing the work. Equity’s Ian Manborde talks to BBC radio three counties about our members who are thousands £££ out of pocket following Halloween Haunt Fest going bust last month.
Equity members will join fellow trade unionists walking with the women of Walsall this Sunday in a march against hate.
Join them at 3pm, Sunday 16 November WS1 1LG
Join them at 3pm, Sunday 16 November WS1 1LG
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Equity members will join fellow trade unionists walking with the women of Walsall this Sunday in a march against hate.
Join them at 3pm, Sunday 16 November WS1 1LG
Join them at 3pm, Sunday 16 November WS1 1LG
If you’re at the Young Talent Expo London today, come say hi to Harry and Holly to talk all things Equity! Find them on table 3, floor 2.
November 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
If you’re at the Young Talent Expo London today, come say hi to Harry and Holly to talk all things Equity! Find them on table 3, floor 2.
November 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
What does fair work look like in opera? 🎶
This week, Equity and the ITC (Independent Theatre Council) brought together opera companies from across the independent sector to discuss the benefits of using union-negotiated agreements. 1/3
This week, Equity and the ITC (Independent Theatre Council) brought together opera companies from across the independent sector to discuss the benefits of using union-negotiated agreements. 1/3
November 7, 2025 at 1:55 PM
What does fair work look like in opera? 🎶
This week, Equity and the ITC (Independent Theatre Council) brought together opera companies from across the independent sector to discuss the benefits of using union-negotiated agreements. 1/3
This week, Equity and the ITC (Independent Theatre Council) brought together opera companies from across the independent sector to discuss the benefits of using union-negotiated agreements. 1/3
Union contracts in gaming now! Yesterday Equity took over the National Videogames Museum in Sheffield to call for decent pay and conditions for videogames performers - from working hours to fair pay to safety and protections from exploitation by AI.
Photo credit: Milo Chandler
Photo credit: Milo Chandler
November 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Union contracts in gaming now! Yesterday Equity took over the National Videogames Museum in Sheffield to call for decent pay and conditions for videogames performers - from working hours to fair pay to safety and protections from exploitation by AI.
Photo credit: Milo Chandler
Photo credit: Milo Chandler
Equity’s major survey of London nightlife performers is now live — and we need your voice!
If you can tell us what pay and conditions look like for gigging nightlife performers in London in 2025; then we can help you bargain for more.
Details here: www.equity.org.uk/news/2025/ma...
If you can tell us what pay and conditions look like for gigging nightlife performers in London in 2025; then we can help you bargain for more.
Details here: www.equity.org.uk/news/2025/ma...
October 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Equity’s major survey of London nightlife performers is now live — and we need your voice!
If you can tell us what pay and conditions look like for gigging nightlife performers in London in 2025; then we can help you bargain for more.
Details here: www.equity.org.uk/news/2025/ma...
If you can tell us what pay and conditions look like for gigging nightlife performers in London in 2025; then we can help you bargain for more.
Details here: www.equity.org.uk/news/2025/ma...
Have you worked with BBC Singers as an Ad-Hoc? Have your say!
Equity and the MU will be negotiating an agreement with the BBC covering the minimum terms and conditions of engagement for Ad-Hoc BBC Singers –consultation open now: forms.office.com/e/Xr5WhSHknT
Equity and the MU will be negotiating an agreement with the BBC covering the minimum terms and conditions of engagement for Ad-Hoc BBC Singers –consultation open now: forms.office.com/e/Xr5WhSHknT
October 15, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Have you worked with BBC Singers as an Ad-Hoc? Have your say!
Equity and the MU will be negotiating an agreement with the BBC covering the minimum terms and conditions of engagement for Ad-Hoc BBC Singers –consultation open now: forms.office.com/e/Xr5WhSHknT
Equity and the MU will be negotiating an agreement with the BBC covering the minimum terms and conditions of engagement for Ad-Hoc BBC Singers –consultation open now: forms.office.com/e/Xr5WhSHknT
When AI "actress" Tilly Norwood was launched last month, Equity member Briony Monroe was indundated with messages asking if the AI model was her. Here Briony speaks to Good Morning Scotland about how the work of real creators is behind the machines.
October 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
When AI "actress" Tilly Norwood was launched last month, Equity member Briony Monroe was indundated with messages asking if the AI model was her. Here Briony speaks to Good Morning Scotland about how the work of real creators is behind the machines.
Responding to Lisa Nandy MP’s #Lab25 speech this afternoon, Equity is urging the Government "to be on the side of organised labour" and back collective bargaining in the arts.
Full story: tinyurl.com/EquityLab25
#Lab25
Full story: tinyurl.com/EquityLab25
#Lab25
September 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Responding to Lisa Nandy MP’s #Lab25 speech this afternoon, Equity is urging the Government "to be on the side of organised labour" and back collective bargaining in the arts.
Full story: tinyurl.com/EquityLab25
#Lab25
Full story: tinyurl.com/EquityLab25
#Lab25
WE DEMAND EQUALITY IN HAIR AND MAKE-UP 🎞️📺
Too often, global majority performers experience substandard hair and make-up provision. On Monday performers came together to demand hair and make-up equality in film, TV and theatre. #WorldAfroDay
www.equity.org.uk/news/2025/eq...
Too often, global majority performers experience substandard hair and make-up provision. On Monday performers came together to demand hair and make-up equality in film, TV and theatre. #WorldAfroDay
www.equity.org.uk/news/2025/eq...
September 17, 2025 at 10:31 AM
WE DEMAND EQUALITY IN HAIR AND MAKE-UP 🎞️📺
Too often, global majority performers experience substandard hair and make-up provision. On Monday performers came together to demand hair and make-up equality in film, TV and theatre. #WorldAfroDay
www.equity.org.uk/news/2025/eq...
Too often, global majority performers experience substandard hair and make-up provision. On Monday performers came together to demand hair and make-up equality in film, TV and theatre. #WorldAfroDay
www.equity.org.uk/news/2025/eq...
Equity Council has voted to appeal last week's Spotlight ruling. Delegates at #TUC2025 have backed us today, concerned about the wider implications the ruling has for workers’ rights across multiple industries.
September 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Equity Council has voted to appeal last week's Spotlight ruling. Delegates at #TUC2025 have backed us today, concerned about the wider implications the ruling has for workers’ rights across multiple industries.
Equity president, Lynda Rooke, takes the podium at Congress: "Audition fees...[are] a key barrier preventing students from working-class backgrounds from entering the industry. That's why the industry has been, and continues to remain, elitist.”
September 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Equity president, Lynda Rooke, takes the podium at Congress: "Audition fees...[are] a key barrier preventing students from working-class backgrounds from entering the industry. That's why the industry has been, and continues to remain, elitist.”
👋 Hello Brighton! Our delegation has arrived for TUC Congress 2025 — ready for a packed few days of debates, democracy and solidarity.
September 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
👋 Hello Brighton! Our delegation has arrived for TUC Congress 2025 — ready for a packed few days of debates, democracy and solidarity.
When a film company tried to use street performer & Equity member Dave Southern's work without giving him credit, Equity had his back.
Street performers: Equity is the trade union for you. We can help you protect your rights, pay & conditions. Join us: equity.org.uk/join-us
Street performers: Equity is the trade union for you. We can help you protect your rights, pay & conditions. Join us: equity.org.uk/join-us
September 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM
When a film company tried to use street performer & Equity member Dave Southern's work without giving him credit, Equity had his back.
Street performers: Equity is the trade union for you. We can help you protect your rights, pay & conditions. Join us: equity.org.uk/join-us
Street performers: Equity is the trade union for you. We can help you protect your rights, pay & conditions. Join us: equity.org.uk/join-us
Read the full story on our website where you can also find our guide to working at the Fringe or contact us with any questions: tinyurl.com/EquitySPBreakfast
📸: Craig Maclean
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📸: Craig Maclean
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August 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Read the full story on our website where you can also find our guide to working at the Fringe or contact us with any questions: tinyurl.com/EquitySPBreakfast
📸: Craig Maclean
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📸: Craig Maclean
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Edinburgh Fringe 2025 may be almost over but Equity's support doesn't end.
Throughout August we've been on the ground to give performers advice, answer questions and, this week, to even hand out breakfast!
📸: Craig Maclean
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Throughout August we've been on the ground to give performers advice, answer questions and, this week, to even hand out breakfast!
📸: Craig Maclean
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August 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Edinburgh Fringe 2025 may be almost over but Equity's support doesn't end.
Throughout August we've been on the ground to give performers advice, answer questions and, this week, to even hand out breakfast!
📸: Craig Maclean
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Throughout August we've been on the ground to give performers advice, answer questions and, this week, to even hand out breakfast!
📸: Craig Maclean
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Join Equity at Edinburgh Fringe!
Come along, connect with other members, and get all your questions answered by our officials.
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Come along, connect with other members, and get all your questions answered by our officials.
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August 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Join Equity at Edinburgh Fringe!
Come along, connect with other members, and get all your questions answered by our officials.
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Come along, connect with other members, and get all your questions answered by our officials.
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Last week, Equity’s General Secretary Paul W Fleming appeared on LBC News to address the growing issue of unauthorised filming during theatre performances.
🔊Hear what he had to say below 👇
🔊Hear what he had to say below 👇
August 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Last week, Equity’s General Secretary Paul W Fleming appeared on LBC News to address the growing issue of unauthorised filming during theatre performances.
🔊Hear what he had to say below 👇
🔊Hear what he had to say below 👇
DON'T SIGN ON SET ❌: Steps to stop your voice and likeness being exploited for AI
We’re working to modernise our collective agreements in 📽️& 📺 with explicit protections from AI. To strengthen our fight & protect you, check our advice on digital likeness scanning.
ow.ly/jZ8B50Wzo0q
We’re working to modernise our collective agreements in 📽️& 📺 with explicit protections from AI. To strengthen our fight & protect you, check our advice on digital likeness scanning.
ow.ly/jZ8B50Wzo0q
August 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
DON'T SIGN ON SET ❌: Steps to stop your voice and likeness being exploited for AI
We’re working to modernise our collective agreements in 📽️& 📺 with explicit protections from AI. To strengthen our fight & protect you, check our advice on digital likeness scanning.
ow.ly/jZ8B50Wzo0q
We’re working to modernise our collective agreements in 📽️& 📺 with explicit protections from AI. To strengthen our fight & protect you, check our advice on digital likeness scanning.
ow.ly/jZ8B50Wzo0q
Audio artists: use our NEW recommended min. rates & best practice for recording audiobooks.
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August 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Audio artists: use our NEW recommended min. rates & best practice for recording audiobooks.
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📣TO ALL DOCTORS: FAIR PAY
Equity extends our solidarity to the BMA & 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"
tinyurl.com/ToAllDoctorsFairPay
Equity extends our solidarity to the BMA & 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"
tinyurl.com/ToAllDoctorsFairPay
July 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
📣TO ALL DOCTORS: FAIR PAY
Equity extends our solidarity to the BMA & 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"
tinyurl.com/ToAllDoctorsFairPay
Equity extends our solidarity to the BMA & 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"
tinyurl.com/ToAllDoctorsFairPay
Equity members, staff and President Lynda Rooke returned to Tolpuddle at the weekend to honour our shared trade union history & connect with friends across the movement!
From panel talks to the banner parade we were proud to stand in solidarity with everyone there.
tinyurl.com/EquityTPM25
From panel talks to the banner parade we were proud to stand in solidarity with everyone there.
tinyurl.com/EquityTPM25
July 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Equity members, staff and President Lynda Rooke returned to Tolpuddle at the weekend to honour our shared trade union history & connect with friends across the movement!
From panel talks to the banner parade we were proud to stand in solidarity with everyone there.
tinyurl.com/EquityTPM25
From panel talks to the banner parade we were proud to stand in solidarity with everyone there.
tinyurl.com/EquityTPM25