Horace Trubridge announced the measures the MU would take to alleviate the pressure on musicians. Photo Credit: Musicians' Union archive
The video accompanies today’s announcement that the MU have opened a £1M fund for MU members with genuine and pressing hardship as a result of the Coronavirus.
In the video, Trubridge explained:
“I am sending you this personal message to try and reassure you that the Musicians' Union is doing everything it possibly can to try and alleviate some of the pressure that is on you because of cancelled bookings due to the coronavirus.“
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Call on Government to properly protect freelance workers
Whilst we’re doing what we can to alleviate some of the financial pressure on musicians – we urgently need proper protections from Government for freelance workers affected by or self-isolating due to coronavirus.
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