We’re proud to launch Ways of Listening, a new partnership with @evelynglenniefd.bsky.social that is open to everyone. This unique global project asks you to share your answer to one simple question - “What does listening mean to you?” @dameevelynglennie.bsky.social citiesandmemory.com/listening

🎭 Happy #WorldTheatreDay! Are you a musician working in theatre? Check out our resources for theatre work, including West End agreements, regional touring guidance, tips on navigating the pit and more 👉 theMU.org/theatre-work

✊3 days to go until we march together 📅 Saturday 28 March, 12pm start 🗺️ Assembly at Park Lane, Central London 📍 The MU is in the Trade Union Bloc C, Position 8 More info at theMU.org/TogetherMarch #Together

Have you ever faced violence, abuse or intimidation at work? @tuc.org.uk is collecting workers' experiences* to push for better protections from employers, regulators and government 👇Survey closes on 13 April *All responses anonymous with the option to share your contact details

📣 Calling all Glasgow artists! Financial insecurity holds artists back from their creative practice - but a basic income could change that Join us to explore what a basic income for artists could look like in Scotland 📆 Thu 26 Mar, 6:30–8:30pm 📍 Glasgow Collective 👇 Book your free place

📢 Free training for women and gender expansive people Want to take your music to the next level? Apply for Turn It Up, a 4‑day bootcamp led by women producers + engineers, offering hands‑on audio training, mentoring & industry networking 📍Platoon Studios, London 👇 Apply by 27 March

Did you know that about 400m people globally and 2m people in the UK have Long Covid? Explore our free resources, including ℹ️ guidance on your rights at work 📋 template Access Riders to help start conversations about your access needs 🔗 https://ow.ly/vE1M50YwSHg #LongCovidAwarenessMonth

We're heading to Launchpad Conference 2026! Join us on Friday 27 March at Leeds School of Arts for a panel on cultural diversity in music, and one-to-one advice sessions for musicians across the North of England Learn more 🔗 https://ow.ly/ilO750YwUlx #WeAreTheMU

A recent Scottish Trades Union Congress report found that 1 in 3 creative freelancers in Scotland have experienced non-payment for work ✊Musicians deserve binding contracts, fair pay, and quality of work and life ✉️ Email your MP using our template letter 🔗 theMU.org/MusiciansManifestoForScotland

✨Government announced its new position on generative AI this week Their original proposals placed the burden on you to 'opt out', effectively giving tech firms free rein to train their AI models on your creative work But people want strong and effective AI regulation 👇 (📸: Naomi Pohl)

🎉 I'm on the new Musicians' Union Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Board! We’ll be looking at strategies to celebrate and encourage diversity, promote equality and challenge inequalities across the music industry invt.io/1bxbeopjzo5

The launch of the UK Artists Touring Fund is a moment of real significance - not just for artists, but for the whole music industry. Read more from our National Organiser for Live, Kelly Wood, in IQ Magazine 🔗 https://ow.ly/80Sp50YwLxL #WeAreTheMU @mmf-uk.bsky.social Featured Artists Coalition

✊We won't let the voices of division in our country drown out unity Join us in London for the Together Against the Far Right national demo 📅 Saturday 28 March 2026 📍 Central London 🔗 Find out how to join the MU delegation at theMU.org/TogetherMarch #Together

❗In Scotland, 83% of creative freelancers have experienced not being paid for their work Our Musicians’ Manifesto for Scotland sets out measures to help protect Scotland’s cultural assets 📣 Ask your MSP to support the manifesto 🔗 Use the template letter: theMU.org/MusiciansManifestoForScotland

Have you heard of Creative Europe? It's the EU's main funding programme supporting the cultural, creative and audiovisual sectors Sign the petition calling on the UK Government to rejoin the programme - and improve touring and cultural exchange between the UK and EU 🔗 https://ow.ly/lwQU50Yqocb

Are you preparing to travel to the US for SXSW 2026? Watch the video guide covering the key entry rules and processes you’ll need to understand before you go 🔗 https://musiciansunion.org.uk/news/new-video-guidance-on-us-entry-requirements-for-sxsw-2026 #SXSW

Government is consulting on the future of the single biggest employer and engager of MU members in the UK Take part using our template email 🔗 https://ow.ly/g0yU50YqkLU #ProtectOurBBC

📣 A new @cultcymru.bsky.social guide highlights how small changes can transform the working lives of creative freelancers in Wales

❗69% creative freelancers in Scotland have experienced issues relating to payment at work Have you? 📣 Ask your MSP to support the Musicians' Manifesto for Scotland! 🔗 Use our template letter: theMU.org/MusiciansManifestoForScotland #ScotlandMusic

What's it like being a trans man in the music industry? 👇 Read our latest blog from musician and events manager Asher Hoang 🌈 We're proud to share his story - and celebrate the joy, noise and solidarity that follow when trans creatives are fully supported #LGBTHistoryMonth

📢 Free training opportunity for Scotland members Want to help challenge the rise of the far right? The new @gftu.org.uk course gives reps practical tools to counter harmful narratives and rebuild solidarity Free places (including food + accom) available 📆 13–14 March, Glasgow 👇 Apply by 27 Feb

✊ We’re marching #together against the far right National demonstration 📅 Saturday 28 March 2026 📍 Central London Sign-up for updates at togetheralliance.org.uk#together Want to join the MU delegation? Email [email protected] who will arrange t‑shirts and placards #Together

On the eve of the 4th anniversary of the full-scale invasion, the Trades Union Congress and nine unions representing a majority of organised workers in the UK have issued a statement in solidarity with Ukraine and its workers. Please read + share! ukrainesolidaritycampaign.org/2026/02/23/u...

It's clear who Reform UK stand for - and it's not workers. They seek to sow division, while committing to throw our hard-won rights on the scrapheap. labourunions.org.uk/stop-reform/

❓How have the Westminster busking pitch closures affected performers? ❗81% of Westminster buskers surveyed haven't been able to work at all since the Trafalgar Square pitch was shut down 🧵 #BackYourBuskers

Today marks a major step forward for workers’ rights. Unions can now spend more time fighting for better jobs, better pay, and better conditions - after most of the Tories’ Trade Union Act is repealed. 📝❌🌹✊ labourunions.org.uk/deliverinfull

"A lot of people have been forced out of being able to busk" Buskers are campaigning for new viable & accessible busking pitches in Westminster, after busking was banned in Leicester Square last year Busker Ben spoke to Westminster Extra about what the ban means for London's busking community:

Love. Unity. Hope. These are the things that will stop the far right in its tracks ✋ Join us in London on 28 March for the Together Against the Far Right national demonstration Save the date and sign-up for updates 🔗 togetheralliance.org.uk #Together #WeAreTheMU #BehindEveryMusician #Unity

🏴🐉 It’s Welsh Language Music Day! Celebrating all forms of Welsh Language music 🔗 Listen to the playlists and learn more *** 🏴🐉 Mae’n Ddydd Miwsig Cymru! Dathlu cerddoriaeth Gymraeg o bob math 🔗 Gwrandewch ar y rhestrau chwarae a dysgu mwy #WeAreTheMU #MusiciansUnion #Miwsig

Today we're at the Beacons Cymru Summit - championing the future of Wales’ creative sector ✊ #WeAreTheMU

What are the practical realities of getting top surgery as a trans musician? From fundraising and touring to recovery, music-making, and mental health, folk musician and activist Maddie Morris reflects on the process 🔗 https://ow.ly/84JL50YcezJ #LGBTHistoryMonth

Our main event for #HeartUnions week is tonight at Porter's in Cardiff, 7pm. Let's talk Artificial Intelligence. Please register to get a welcome drink for FREE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dewch-i-dr... @bectu.bsky.social @equityuk.bsky.social @wearethemu.bsky.social @writersguildgb.bsky.social

How can Scotland protect musicians, strengthen communities and support Scotland’s economy at the same time? 🌟 The Musicians' Manifesto for Scotland 🌟 🧵

9.2.26 1900-2100 #HeartUnions Discussion on #AI. An opportunity to network :One free drink for everyone who registers in advance through the Eventbrite link! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dewch-i-dr... @bectu.bsky.social @equityuk.bsky.social @wearethemu.bsky.social @writersguildgb.bsky.social

Why is touring in the EU important to UK musicians - and what's it been like since Brexit? MU General Secretary @naomipohl.bsky.social is speaking to MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee alongside musician Kate Nash Watch live! 🔗 parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...

On my way to speak to the Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee on behalf of @wearethemu.bsky.social and with a busy touring artist, colleagues from @equityuk.bsky.social & the Association of British Orchestras. We’ll be talking about the barriers to touring in the EU & how to fix them

Record payments to rightsholders from Spotify is positive, except that a big chunk of that goes to labels rather than musicians. We're campaigning to fix streaming so that all musicians get a fair and guaranteed royalty. Sign and share the petition to show your support! 🔗 bit.ly/FixStreaming

🔌What's PAT testing - and why do you need to get your instruments and equipment tested? Read more in the latest issue of Amplify! Download your copy or listen to the audio version at theMU.org/Amplify (for MU members only)

💸 Spotify has announced "the largest annual payment to music from any retailer in history" It sounds like exciting news – but how much of that is going to musicians? 🧵👇

Suella Braverman has joined Reform, saying "I feel like I've come home." Suella voted against * Banning exploitative zero-hour contracts * Banning fire and rehire * Sick pay from day one * Improved parental leave

"a very engaging & valuable course, taught very well" 30.1.26 FREE Mental Health Risk Assessments training www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/asesiadau-... sponsored @cymrugreadigol.bsky.social @bectu.bsky.social @equityuk.bsky.social @wearethemu.bsky.social @writersguildgb.bsky.social #CULTCymru

🌱 Want to expand your skillset and grow your career? Explore upcoming career development and funding opportunities for musicians and MU members 🧵👇

Today is Holocaust Memorial Day It marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau, and is a day to remember those murdered in the Holocaust and all genocides

Nigel Farage has said he's “not making any money as a result of being an MP”. MP's salary is £94k, putting him in the top 5% of earners. Meanwhile he votes to keep workers on exploitative zero-hours contracts and denies them sick pay.

Government has announced a 5% funding uplift for arts organisations in England – part of a £1.5bn package to protect arts and culture venues 🧵👇

✈️ How will the recent US visa bans impact artists? Join Tamizdat's webinar and Q&A session to learn more 📆 Wednesday 21 January, 4pm 👇Sign up for free

Are you a member of PRS in need of support? PRS Members’ Fund offers a wide range of support services for eligible PRS members, including financial support, mental health and wellbeing support, and more 👉 Details and eligibility criteria: https://ow.ly/WHvW50Y065O

26.11.26 FREE Mental Health First Aid certificated course for Wrexham venues @typawb.bsky.social To book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wrecsam-cy... #CULTCymru = Creative Unions Learning Together Wales @bectu.bsky.social @equityuk.bsky.social @wearethemu.bsky.social @writersguildgb.bsky.social

📣 Shape the future of music! Put yourself forward or nominate someone you know for our new Music Industry Advisory Boards

❗The right to protest is precious and should be defended We've signed this statement calling on the Government to uphold our rights to freedom of expression, peaceful protest and assembly Read more via @theguardian.com: