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Martin Empson @resolutereader.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Excellent statement against the war on Iran by leading British trade union figures.

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Equity Manchester @equitymanc.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Cracking Branch Meeting last night! We'd like to thank our visiting Councillor from the Midlands, Tonia Daley-Campbell, for delivering our Council Report & to our 3 intrepid @equityuk.bsky.social staff members (Anna, Karen & Kirsten) for delivering our Anti-Fascist Training Taster Session.

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Equity @equityuk.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

UK performers are losing out on overseas work because of the heavy admin & financial burden of taking UK artists to the EU. Yesterday Equity's Head of Policy Tom Peters was in Parliament at the CMS select committee calling for changes to make touring easier for UK artists.

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General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · 30/01/2026

All 3 Brum bin depot shut down at @strikemap.org's #MEGAPICKET3D 👏👏👏 ✊ The #GFTU sends #Solidarity and #VictoryToTheWorkers.

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Birmingham City Council suspends all refuse services due to @strikemap.org’s ‘Megapicket 3-D’ Organisers say ‘Megapicket 3-D’ will not be the last unless @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social backs down on proposed pay cuts. www.ier.org.uk/news/birming...

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Philip Ralph @philralph.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Every strand of the arts are *already* the preserves of the elite. As I argued last year👇 TV is one of the worst offenders. What no one seems prepared to acknowledge is this is dramatically worsened by there being far less work across the board. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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The Guardian view on the class crisis in the arts: the UK’s culture must not become the preserve of the elite | Editorial

Editorial: Countless reports and celebrities have called for greater working-class representation, so why has nothing changed?

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

As a working-class boy, it was massively inspirational seeing all the working-class singers, actors, directors, playwrights dancers and artists that were visible and successful. Now it’s appalling to see the way in which we’ve been shut out almost completely. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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The Guardian view on the class crisis in the arts: the UK’s culture must not become the preserve of the elite | Editorial

Editorial: Countless reports and celebrities have called for greater working-class representation, so why has nothing changed?

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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 31/01/2026

📢Workers of the world unite We support the bin strikes📢 Solidarity with every single @unitetheunion.bsky.social #Birmingham bin striker. Until victory 🏆 #Megapicket #StrikeMap #Megapicket3D #Megapicket3 #Birmingham #BirminghamBinStrike #BrumBinStrike

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Equity Birmingham and West Midlands Branch @equitybwm.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Our next branch meeting Tuesday 18th November 2025 at 7:30pm. Zoom Only. We will be talking about AI with guest speaker Liam Budd our Equity Industrial Official, Streaming Platforms. Check your mail for the Zoom link sent out 11/11/20205.

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Equity Birmingham and West Midlands Branch @equitybwm.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Walk with the Women of Walsall. Unity walk. Stop the Hate. Sunday 6th November 3pm - Sister Dora Bridge, Walsall WS1 1LG

a bright pink poster with smiling happy looking women, saying Walk with the Women of Walsall. Unity walk. Stop the Hate. Sunday 6th November 3. PM Sister Dora Bridge, Walsall WS1 1LG

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Equity Birmingham and West Midlands Branch @equitybwm.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Walk with the Women of Walsall. Unity walk. Stop the Hate. Sunday 6th November 3pm - Sister Dora Bridge, Walsall WS1 1LG

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Equity Birmingham and West Midlands Branch @equitybwm.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Next BWM Branch Meeting Tuesday 21st October 2025 7:30pm in the Artist Lounge at @ Birmingham Hippodrome Guest speaker is Leah Swain-Heath, a young Brummie actor, writer, presenter, founder of the Sisters of the Screen community and two time Royal Television Society award winner.

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Equity Birmingham and West Midlands Branch @equitybwm.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

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Equity Birmingham and West Midlands Branch @equitybwm.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

It's on a Thursday as requested!! Next Equity Birmingham & West Midlands Branch @equitybwm.bsky.social meeting Thursday 18th September 2025 at 7:30pm in the Lloyds Room of the Hippodrome. If you can't make it to the room email with zoom link sent today.

Photo of The April Equity BWM meeting. With members in the room and on screen on zoom.

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Equity Birmingham and West Midlands Branch @equitybwm.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

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Equity Manchester @equitymanc.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

We don't mean to brag but not only is the NW Drag Network taking Manchester by storm but @equityuk.bsky.social membership is also up and MOST IMPORTANTLY Equity is now a fashion statement on Canal Street - performers are wearing our socks in support of their union! Check out these hot models! 🔥🔥

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Equity Birmingham and West Midlands Branch @equitybwm.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Excited to be representing @equityuk.bsky.social at the Girls in Dance Festival 2025 in Birmingham.

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Equity Birmingham and West Midlands Branch @equitybwm.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Excited to be representing @equityuk.bsky.social at the Girls in Dance Festival 2025 in Birmingham.

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Equity @equityuk.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

📰EQUITY NEWS: Equity has recommended to DCMS that Arts Council England (ACE) introduce a network of national theatres across England. Check out the full story below tinyurl.com/EquityACErecs 👇

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Equity @equityuk.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Nothing rotten in the state of Denmark when it comes to this – just a level-headed policy that gives people ownership over what is rightfully theirs 👏 It’s a huge achievement and something similar here would go a long way to ensure Equity members have the protection they need! tinyurl.com/v9vftvfw

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Denmark to tackle deepfakes by giving people copyright to their own features

Amendment to law will strengthen protection against digital imitations of people’s identities, government says

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Equity @equityuk.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

📣Standing room only to save Square Chapel for the people! Over 2,000 have signed the petition, and last night’s packed meeting proved it: Halifax won’t let this vital arts space go without a fight. ✊ Sign the petition now: tinyurl.com/SaveSquareChapel #SaveSquareChapel

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Equity @equityuk.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Results of the Equity Committee Elections 2025 are in 🗳️ Check them out live on our website: tinyurl.com/EquityCommitteeResults25 Congratulations to everyone who won. A huge thank you to everyone who has completed their term and to everyone who stood.

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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 10/07/2025

🚎Well done Liverpool 👏👏👏 First coach booked. Is your area organising travel to #Megapicket II? Let us know and how many are coming, via strikemap@gftu.org.uk Build the pickets 🪧 #StrikeMap

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Philip Ralph @philralph.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

This is terrific news for those who’ve never seen @TheBearFX and a fascinating new development in the TV landscape in the UK. The key question remains: how can local British stories that don’t sell globally still find funding to be made end up on these platforms too?

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Co-operative Party @coopparty.party.coop · 10/07/2025

It's a special moment when a co-operator, as a Minister of State, gets to introduce new legislation that fulfils such an important priority of our movement. Here's our Chair, Jim McMahon, on why today's English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill is so crucial. It's why we're in politics.

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Co-operative Party @coopparty.party.coop · 10/07/2025

We're breaking down the barriers to community ownership. With the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, local sports facilities will be automatically registered as assets of community value in a first-of-its-kind new arrangement. Catch up with Emma Foody MP 👇

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Equity @equityuk.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

BREAKING: Cambridge Shakespeare Festival has agreed to pay its performers following a campaign led by Equity activists Festival committed to negotiations with us for a union agreement 🙌 www.equity.org.uk/news/2025/ca...

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Cambridge Shakespeare Festival agrees to pay performers | Equity

Festival agrees to pay its performers following a campaign led by Equity activists.

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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 11/07/2025

📢🗣️SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT Join @redrunswick.bsky.social at #Megapicket2 on 25 July as @bma.org.uk resident doctors begin their own action. Tell strikers you are coming: bit.ly/RSVPMegapicketII 5 sites. One Day! #StrikeMap #Birmingham #BrumBinStrike #BirminghamBinStrike #Solidarity

Promotional poster for a strike event featuring speaker Emma Runswick, Deputy Chair, BMA, on 25 July at 6am. The event is supported by various organizations including ASLEF, BMA, and TUC. The poster is titled 'STRIKE MAP' and includes the date and time details at the bottom.

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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 11/07/2025

Attacking workers has consequences Angela Rayner. #WriteToRayner here: bit.ly/WriteToRayner #BirminghamBinStrike #BrumBinStrike #StrikeMap

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Equity @equityuk.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Too hot? It's only going to get hotter 🥵 14-20 July is #HeatStrike week of action. Record your workplace temperature & use our heat mitigation checklist to make sure venues are suitably adapted for high heat Order a thermometer & use the checklist 👇 tinyurl.com/2H2WEquity

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Equity Birmingham and West Midlands Branch @equitybwm.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

These videos explaining the work of @equityuk.bsky.social are excellent filming Equity members who are active in our trade union. Getting involved know what's going on be an activist. Demand better in film and TV. Don't be a passive member of your union it's all of us!

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Save Station Street, Birmingham @stationstreet.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

13 month update: The Electric - Awaiting listing appeal outcome & @flatpack continue the feasibility study 43-45 Station Street - Listing application submitted The Crown - 🤷🏼‍♂️ we're hearing Toyoko Inns are, after 10yrs, preparing a planning application but for who knows what!

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Equity @equityuk.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

SCOTRAIL ROW: Equity official, Liam Budd, speaks to Sky News about Gayanne Potter, professional voiceover artist and Equity member, who reports that she has found herself becoming the voice of ScotRail’s new controversial AI train announcement system - without her consent. #StopAIstealingtheshow

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Equity @equityuk.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Voting is now open in the Equity Committee Elections 2025! This is the FIRST TIME EVER that all 16 of these committees are contested. Support your union by voting wherever you are eligible to do so. Equity members, check your inbox for an email from UK Engage. Voting closes 12 Noon on 4 July.

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Equity @equityuk.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

"It’s very clear: if you want to use this work, there’s a perfect path to using it. But nobody is using it...They have broken the law. They have stolen our members’ work." If you read one thing today, make it this straight talking interview with Paul W Fleming and @politicshome.bsky.social 🔽

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Equity @equityuk.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

📰 EQUITY NEWS: "Leicester Square has lost its vibrancy" Equity welcomes appeal against busking ban Full story 👉 tinyurl.com/EquityBBappeal

Graphic reads in light mauve on dark purple background "Leicester Square has lost its vibrancy" Equity Welcomes appeal against Leicester Square busking ban

Graphic reads in light mauve on dark purple background "Equity has welcomed Westminster City Council’s appeal to the Crown Court against the sentence imposed by the District Judge regarding busking in Leicester Square.

According to the council, their “view is the effect of the abatement order is too restrictive in controlling all buskers for the whole of Leicester Square and instead should have been limited to the single amplified pitch that was the basis of the Global Radio case.”

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Equity @equityuk.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Equity General Secretary Paul W Fleming joined BBC Radio 4's The Media Show to discuss the story of Gayanne Potter - the Equity member who became the voice of ScotRail’s AI system without her consent. 📢 Want the full story? Hit the link: tinyurl.com/EquityNewsGPAI

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Equity @equityuk.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Equity is delighted to have the unanimous support of @tuc.org.uk Disabled Workers' Conference for our emergency motion calling for the support for the vital #TakingThePIP campaign Find out more this important campaign at: ow.ly/QarC50W4gFE Full story: ow.ly/u3nC50W4gFF

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Musicians' Union (MU) @wearethemu.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Remember Nick Clegg? The ex-Deputy Prime Minister and former Meta exec recently said that asking creators for consent to use their work to train AI models would “kill the AI industry” Meanwhile, generative AI is already hurting creative workers in the UK...

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Naomi Pohl @naomipohl.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Loving the vibe at @tuc.org.uk Disabled Workers Conference. So mutually supportive, respectful & such passionate speeches. Here’s the @wearethemu.bsky.social delegation. (That’s half of me on the right.)

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Equity @equityuk.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Equity members were at the heart of a new AI report launched at @sxsw.com London this week which set out key policy recommendations for the GenAI age. 👀Find out what Equity had to say about "industrial-scale theft" and the key findings from the report tinyurl.com/EquityNewsSXSW #SXSW2025

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Equity Audio Committee @equityaudio.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

To make sure you're kept up to date with events like this and the latest from @equityuk.bsky.social in Games, make sure you're signed up to the Games Network: actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-u...

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Bectu @bectu.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Prospect has long been lobbying the government to resolve restriction of movement for touring professionals in the creative industries. Ahead of the UK-EU summit we need urgent action to remove barriers to touring across the EU.

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Musicians' Union (MU) @wearethemu.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

❗ Stop AI stealing our music! We're outside Parliament with musicians, music creators and @ukmusic.bsky.social supporting amendments to the Data (Use and Access) Bill that would increase transparency in relation to training AI models 🧵👇

Photo of Musicians' Union General Secretary Naomi Pohl in sunglasses and a "Musicians' Union says Keep Music Live" t-shirt, Matt Taylor from the Music Producers Guild and Alex Sobel M P outside Parliament holding a sign that says "Make it fair. Don't let A I steal our music. Just ask me first!"

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The Stage @thestage.co.uk · 21/05/2025

Plans to crack down on street performance in Birmingham’s city centre have been criticised by Equity and the Musicians’ Union, which warn the move will "hollow out" the city’s already ailing local culture sector 👇

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Birmingham busking ban will further damage the city's arts scene – unions

Plans to crack down on street performance in Birmingham's city centre have been criticised by Equity and the Musicians' Union, which warn the move will ‘hollow out’ the city's already ailing local culture sector

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