“The current lack of transparency on AI is already negatively impacting creators.” @philippachilds.bsky.social (BECTU), Elke Maes (@acvpuls.bsky.social) and Odysseus Chatzidis (ver.di) open the discussions on Artificial Intelligence on the last day of the 6th UNI Europa Conference.

Deadline extended until this Friday 21 March! If you work in the creative industries in a non performing role please have your say by completing the Big Bectu survey 👇

Actor and director Bertie Carvel, choreographer Arlene Phillips and BECTU head Philippa Childs are among the signatories to a letter demanding the government take “imminent action” on improved access to the arts in schools 👇

11.15 - 12.15 Britain Centre Stage @mattforde.bsky.social | @avasantina.bsky.social | Margaret Pinder | @philippachilds.bsky.social | @bencooper1995.bsky.social

Deputy General Secretary @bectu.bsky.social sector of @prospectunion.bsky.social, @philippachilds.bsky.social will be joining us in Central London!

Joining us is Minister of State for the Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism @chrisbryant1962.bsky.social!

“It is easy to imagine a situation in Britain where a far-right government defunds the BBC,where the vast majority of institutional journalism is supported by overseas+right-leaning billionaires..” Little imagining needed. Time to act, Lisa Nandy.

This is precisely why IMO, the BBC is so vital+why its c40% defunding by the last Conservative govt is so damaging to access to truthful information. The British govt, attacked itself by the #Trump #Musk #Farage axis, must act to re-fund it+shore up the #independence of #publicservicebroadcasting.

🎆 Hello 2025 🎆 As a union we accomplished some great things last year. There is much more we can do so let’s keep on pushing to strengthen the creative industries and make it a place where everyone can thrive.

Thank you to all the members, who alongside busy work lives in the creative industries, strive for fairness, equality and safety at work. We are Bectu, we are strong and we'll continue to fight for dignity at work. #2025

Great to see some terrific people on this new Task Force @philippachilds.bsky.social @tracybrabinmayorwy.bsky.social Real change can only come about from risk and experimentation. More of the same won't cut it. As @richardosman1.bsky.social says "TV is on its knees..." www.gov.uk/government/n...

It’s fitting that my first post on this platform is in praise of that Spurs performance. Quite brilliant ⚽️