UMAW
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UMAW is a 501(c)(4) member-led advocacy group committed to organizing music workers to create a more just music industry, and to join with other workers in the struggle for a better society.
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Irish government to start paying musicians basic income of €325 a week
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November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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November 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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This kind of behavior is unacceptable. When musicians play a show, we’re at work. We deserve to work with dignity in fair, equitable conditions.
November 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This kind of behavior is unacceptable. When musicians play a show, we’re at work. We deserve to work with dignity in fair, equitable conditions.
Communication with a venue should not include disparagement or slurs. Sexual harassment is unacceptable in any circumstance, and there is a distinct power dynamic between a musician and the person in charge of their show going well.
November 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Communication with a venue should not include disparagement or slurs. Sexual harassment is unacceptable in any circumstance, and there is a distinct power dynamic between a musician and the person in charge of their show going well.
Learn more about the Living Wage for Musicians Act here: weareumaw.org/make-streaming-pay
Make Streaming Pay - United Musicians and Allied Workers — United Musicians and Allied Workers
United Musicians and Allied Workers celebrates the introduction of the Living Wage for Musicians Act – led by Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Jamaal Bowman – to Congress. By creating a new streaming royalty, ...
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November 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Learn more about the Living Wage for Musicians Act here: weareumaw.org/make-streaming-pay
Become a UMAW member today! weareumaw.org/membership
October 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Become a UMAW member today! weareumaw.org/membership
We need the Living Wage for Musicians Act NOW to get artists paid fairly for our work! Tell your reps to support the LWMA here: actionnetwork.org/forms/make-s...
October 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
We need the Living Wage for Musicians Act NOW to get artists paid fairly for our work! Tell your reps to support the LWMA here: actionnetwork.org/forms/make-s...
Choose your costume… scary and corrupt or new and ready for change?
October 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Choose your costume… scary and corrupt or new and ready for change?
Via Rolling Stone: “ICE Ads Are All Over Your Favorite Streaming Services” www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
ICE Ads Are All Over Your Favorite Streaming Services
Users call out streaming services for dystopian ICE ads on Spotify, Max, and Pandora amid $30 billion deportation push.
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October 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Via Rolling Stone: “ICE Ads Are All Over Your Favorite Streaming Services” www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Daniel Ek stepping down changes nothing for the artists boycotting Spotify
Artists aren’t rushing back to Spotify just because Daniel Ek changed his title.
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October 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Become a Member — United Musicians and Allied Workers
Join UMAW's growing membership and learn about what you can do to help create a more equitable music industry for all music workers.
weareumaw.org
October 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Join UMAW and get involved today 💪❤️ weareumaw.org/membership
We need the Living Wage for Musicians Act NOW. The fight for a living wage is one aspect of creating a fairer and more just music industry, and the LWMA would be the largest material gain for musicians since the start of the digital era.
October 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
We need the Living Wage for Musicians Act NOW. The fight for a living wage is one aspect of creating a fairer and more just music industry, and the LWMA would be the largest material gain for musicians since the start of the digital era.
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Musicians Against Live Nation–Ticketmaster
Live Nation–Ticketmaster controls nearly every corner of the US live music business, from ticketing to touring. In Portland, Maine, a coalition of venues, musicians, and art workers rallied the city a...
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October 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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