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Protect musicians’ jobs, improve pay and conditions, and keep music live! Explore all the Union's campaigns and how you can get involved

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MU Partners with Hull Music Cities Convention

The MU is partnering with the Hull Music Cities Convention in June 2026 to explore how music shapes cities, drives economic growth and strengthens communities. MU members can also access an exclusive 25% discount on tickets.

Published: 29 April 2026

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MU Delegates Champion Fair Work, Cultural Rights and Island Connectivity at STUC Congress 2026

Last week we attended the annual Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) with MU delegates who supported a range of topics including Fair Work for freelancers, music as a human right, international solidarity and why ferries serving the Scottish islands are vital to cultural workers and the economy.

Published: 28 April 2026

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UK Artist Touring Fund Announces First Phase Artists

The UK Artist Touring Fund (UKAT), supported by the MU and funded by the LIVE Trust, has awarded its first wave of grants to 26 artists across 211 gigs, helping deliver fair pay and access in the grassroots live sector.

Published: 23 April 2026

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Organise your workplace or local music community

Resources to Help You Campaign and Organise

Are you looking to research an issue affecting your workplace or local music community? Whether you’re discussing an issue, writing a motion or planning a campaign, here are some resources to help get you started

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Councillor Tom Plater: How Local Councils Can Still Support the Arts When Budgets are Slashed

In this guest blog, Councillor Tom Plater discusses local authority arts and cultural funding, and explores how local councils can still prioritise this where budgets are cut. Tom also sits on our Members' Assembly as a representative for Young Workers and is an MU East South East Committee member.

Published: 16 September 2024

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"Put that @x!*ing money back right now" 

What does the UK public think of music streaming royalties? Watch on TikTok and share.

@wearethemu "Put that @x!*ing money back right now" What does the British public think of music streaming royalty splits - and the fact that some musicians get nothing at all? #FixStreaming Featuring the song "When I Give You My Love" by Sherika Sherard Video description: a musician busks to a decent crowd on the South Bank in London. Some people in the audience are filming, scanning the QR code to give money and putting money in the open guitar case. Then a smartly dressed man approaches and starts to take the money. The busker stops him and the crowd starts shouting at him. He comes back to take more. A man from the audience marches over, grabs the smartly dressed man's hand and forces him to put the money back. The busker and smartly dressed man explain that it is a stunt and call attention to how music streaming royalties are split. The smart man gives back the money and everyone cheers. This is followed by voxpops of people from the audience talking about how music royalty splits makes them feel as fans and consumers of music #Musicians #MusicStreaming #BrokenRecord#MusicIndustry #MusicBusiness #MusiciansUnion ♬ original sound - WeAreTheMU

Music streaming sucks if you're a non-featured artist like Rachel Bolt

Non featured artists deserve a fair share from music streaming. Watch on Instagram and share.

Why might Snoop Dogg be doing so many commercials all of a sudden?

We need a better deal for all musicians and music creators from streaming. Watch on Instagram and share.

Ending coercive buyouts for media composers

Fair Score is a campaign to end coercive buyouts and make the commissioning landscape fair for you – in partnership with The Ivors Academy.

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Ending coercive buyouts for media composers
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All active campaigns

Take a look at all the union’s industrial and political campaigns for fairer, more inclusive industry – and take action.