NEW🚨| We have partnered with @thefabians.bsky.social on 'Ill-prepared' a report examining the impact of ill health on freelancers and the self employed 👇 Read more in this exclusive story ⬇️ www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Interview with @rhysmt.bsky.social South Wales Freelance Branch Disability Rep @bectu.bsky.social media.cymru/blog-posts/i... @wmccmc.bsky.social

Cylchlythyr #CULTCymru ar @linkedin.com #6 : www.linkedin.com/pulse/cylchl...

#CULTCymru @linkedin.com Newsletter #6 : www.linkedin.com/pulse/cylchl... @bectu.bsky.social @equityuk.bsky.social @wearethemu.bsky.social @writersguildgb.bsky.social

LIVE SESSION this evening w/ @mwhitesidecomp.bsky.social composer, producer and Musicians' Union Writers' Chair @wearethemu.bsky.social: Self-Releasing Music webinar featuring: "Arranging a Recording Session" & "Getting it out there" Thanks Pete @jamyama.bsky.social for organising #CULTCymru

SESIWN BYW Rhyddhewch eich Cerddoriaeth! #CULTCymru

Too often global majority performers experience substandard hair and make-up provision. Read our new guidance to learn more about what you can do to protect yourself and advance hair and make-up equality through your trade union. #WorldAfroDay www.equity.org.uk/advice-and-s...

At @wearethemu.bsky.social, we’re selfishly sorry that @chrisbryant1962.bsky.social has left the culture brief. Chris has been a great advocate for music & has driven forward work streams on key issues affecting musicians, like music streaming & EU touring. Thanks & good luck in your new role Chris!

“AI generated music will not only devalue MU members’ work, it could replace it” MU General Secretary @naomipohl.bsky.social seconded the composite motion on AI and the creative industries at @tuc.org.uk Conference 2025 ✅ Motion passed

Do you work in tech? Are your pay, conditions & training needs being heard at work? 💻 Help us influence government policy + support workplace negotiations by completing our short survey ⤵️ online1.snapsurveys.com/ProspectTech... 👥 Share with colleagues & invite them to join Prospect Union.

“We must continue to shine a light on the harm Brexit has done to working people. We must stand up for our members and their interests. We must stand in solidarity with our friends across Europe.” Our motion on Europe is carried @tuc.org.uk Congress More: prospect.org.uk/news/prospec...

It's now #AdultLearnersWeek ! #CULTCymru

Mae'n Wythnos Addysg Oedolion! #CULTCymru

Mae hi'n Wythnos Addysg Oedolion! 🎉 Yn y Coleg Cymraeg, rydym yn falch o gefnogi cyfleoedd i oedolion ddysgu drwy’r Gymraeg, boed hynny ar gyfer datblygiad personol neu broffesiynol. #WythnosAddysgOedolion #Cymru #AddysgOedolion #DatblygiadPersonol

Bore da, rydym yn parhau i edrych am bobl greadigol yng Nghymru i gyfer ein rhaglen Mentora i Bobl Greadigol, ymgeisiwch yma: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Dyddiad cau fydd d.Mercher : Pob lwc! #CULTCymru

Closes this Wednesday, we're still taking applications, so get busy! ( Or share with your colleagues : ) #CULTCymru = Creative Unions Learning Together Wales @bectu.bsky.social @equityuk.bsky.social @wearethemu.bsky.social

Cyfle cyffrous i undebwyr llafur! ✊ Want to learn more about our Women's Activist Development Programme? Sign up for our course information session. Join us to hear more about our programme content, training and opportunities for you. 🖥️ 24.09 | 18:00 | Online

Heddiw yw Diwrnod Atal Hunanladdiad y Byd felly rydym yn cynnig gweithdy isod yn rhad ac am ddim i bobl greadigol yng Nghymru pan fyddwch chi yn archebu eich lle chi heddiw, gweler ein Eventbrite : www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gweithdy-a... #CULTCymru = prosiect cronfa ddysgu @tuccymru.bsky.social

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. If you're a creative in Wales who'd like to support people around you, we're organising free training in October. To register your interest, please follow the link below. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1437247127... with thanks @cymrugreadigol.bsky.social

Next week is #AdultLearnersWeek so here's what we'll have on offer - although Temporary Electrical Systems BS7909 is full, so please add your name to the online waiting list if you need this qualification for your work. More info on all our courses here: cult.cymru/en/upcoming-... #CULTCymru

15 - 21/9/2025 Wythnos Addysg Oedolion Mae wythnos nesaf yn dathlu Addysg Oedolion felly dyma'r cyrsiau bydd gennym - er taw dim ond rhestr aros sydd ar gael i Systemau Trydanol! Gellir gweld mwy o wybodaeth am ein holl gyrsiau yma: cult.cymru/cy/upcoming-... #WythnosAddysgOedolion #CULTCymru

Looking forward to @wahwncymru.bsky.social's #Weave2025 conference, especially to presenting a session on Tuesday afternoon. Next month we have a mental health workshop to offer free of charge to creatives in Wales. Please book early to avoid disappointment! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gweithdy-a...

Edrych ymlaen at gynhadledd @wahwncymru.bsky.social wythnos nesa yn Wrecsam, yn arbennig ein cyflwyniad p'nawn dMawrth. Cofiwch ein bod yn cynnig ystod o weithdai #iechydmeddwl, gan gynnwys un yn rhad ac am ddim yn yr hydref! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gweithdy-a... @cymrugreadigol.bsky.social

TONIGHT in Newport, south-east Wales.

HENO! yng Nghasnewydd

17.9.25 7-9pm musiciansunion.org.uk/events/self-... @mwhitesidecomp.bsky.social @wearethemu.bsky.social

Check out the British Film Commission's new Skills and Social Responsibility Directory launched this week - bfc.reel-scout.com/edi_sts.aspx

Digwyddiad sgrinio ffilmiau a rhwydweithio nos iau yma yng Nghasnewydd o dan faner gynhwysol Pride. Ymunwch â Bectu Cymru ar gyfer noson o ddathlu a chreu cymuned! Mae’n ddigwyddiad rhad ac am ddim ond mae tocynnau’n brin, felly cyntaf i'r felin... www.eventbrite.com/e/pride-in-t... 1/2

Self-Releasing Music? Ensure you're up-to-date 17.9.25 A webinar w/ Vice Chair of the Musicians’ Union Executive Committee @wearethemu.bsky.social & Writers' Section Chair Matthew Whiteside @mwhitesidecomp.bsky.social There'll be a chance to ask your own Qs www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cwrs-cerdd...

Mentoring 4 Creatives: Shaping Freelance Futures in Wales musiciansunion.org.uk/news/mentori...

Sadly, @cupidschorus.bsky.social won't be living in Wales until four days after the deadline (Oh, heck. My boy's moving away!), but any other creatives down there should take a look at this.

17.9.25 Cwrs Cerddoriaeth arlein yn gorffen gyda Sesiwn Holi ac Ateb o 30m Gweminar ar gael i bawb yng Nghymru Diweddarwch eich ymarfer! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cwrs-cerdd... Dim ond £10 i aelodau undeb. £20 fel arall Trefnwyd gan #CULTCymru a Chynrychiolydd Dysgu Undeb y Cerddorion. 1/2

Meet the Musicians' Union at your AGM! 🔎 Find out what the MU is working on where you are 👋 Network with other musicians 🎤 Enjoy guest speakers and live performances

The ballot for contested seats on our EC closes next week (5 September) All Life and Full Members are eligible to vote and should have received ballot papers by post Full info via our website: writersguild.org.uk/save-the-dat...

1/ An important survey from our sister union @bectu.bsky.social on the crisis in the TV industry www.televisual.com/news/bectu-s...

2/ TV writers have also taken a hit in the past 12 months - Government + the wider industry must do more to support creative freelancers WGGB members who are affected by these issues + need support + advice can contact [email protected]

Yes Lenny! This discrimination with substandard hair and make-up must end!! mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/lenny-henry-says-tv-industry-35767404

Right now Equity is negotiating to improve hair and make-up provision for global majority members working on PACT TV and film contracts. If you experience hair and make-up discrimination, contact us for support. www.equity.org.uk/contact-us

📣 Make your voice heard! Shape MU policy and have your say on the music industry of tomorrow Nominations are now open for the union’s Executive Committee and for regional committees across the UK...

The lives of real people have always provided inspiration for writers, but what are the practicalities of working with factual material? Today we have launched a new free guide on this subject Download your copy + sign up for our free online event! writersguild.org.uk/factual-mate...

Pasport i'r Diwydiannau Creadigol! Dydd Mawrth 16eg Medi 2025 Hyfforddiant achrededig a chynnig arbennig ar gyfer aelodau ein hundebau creadigol yng Nghymru: @bectu.bsky.social @equityuk.bsky.social @wearethemu.bsky.social @writersguildgb.bsky.social Am fwy o wybodaeth gweler y ddolen isod:

When are musicians eligible for statutory maternity, paternity and adoption pay and leave? Find out if you qualify + how much leave and pay you're entitled to:

We are hiring! Be our next Organiser/Assistant in Wales for a 12-month mat cover. Welsh language skills required. Rydym yn recriwtio! Gweithiwch I Equuity fel Trefnydd/Cynorthwwyydd Cymru dros gyfnod o 12 mis (cyfnod mamolaeth). Angen sgiliau iaith Gymraeg Apply now --> tinyurl.com/43p5wac6

The ballot for contested seats on our Executive Council is now open! Full + Life Members are eligible to vote + postal ballot papers are being sent out this week The ballot closes on 5 Sep + we urge all eligible members to vote Check your email for full info or contact [email protected]

Croesawn ymgeiswyr i'n cynllun gweithwyr llawrydd Theatr, Ffilm, Teledu, Celfyddydau,Digidol a Digwyddiadau Byw. Rhaid i bob ymgeisydd fod yn aelod o @bectu.bsky.social , @equityuk.bsky.social neu’r @wearethemu.bsky.social. Ymgeisiwch cyn Dydd Mercher 17eg Medi: cult.cymru/cy/mentora25...

“Don’t do it as a tick box. Do it because you want to make a difference.” - Dr Amit Patel Brilliant insights into employment, recruitment and people management at the Workwise for screen sessions at CMC. #cmc #childrensmediaconference #cmc2025

NEW ISSUE: more of the greatest films you’ve never seen As chosen by Alice Rohrwacher, Steven Soderbergh, Jane Schoenbrun, Mike Leigh, Asif Kapadia, Amy Taubin and many mor See what's inside: bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so... Get your copy: www.mmslondon.co.uk/shop/p/sight...

Delighted to be at Edinburgh International Film Festival this year + on 19 Aug we'll be hosting a panel on screenwriting in Scotland, to be followed by networking drinks WGGB members can receive a discount off the delegate pass - check your ebulletin for details! www.edfilmfest.org/the-eiff25-i...

"Our fear is someone will come and asset strip over a period of time" Equity President Lynda Rooke tells BBC Bristol. Find out the latest on The Bottle Yard Studios, the only UK film studio to be owned by a local authority ➡️tinyurl.com/3t2am8r3

WGGB members can get free advice and support on a variety of contract, copyright and workplace issues, including bullying, harassment and discrimination, even if you've signed a confidentiality clause or NDA. We will NOT take action without consulting with you Email: [email protected]