Firm Fair Work principles will place Scotland as the gold standard of countries where creatives can live, work and thrive. Image credit: Shutterstock.
Ahead of the Scottish Parliamentary elections, the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) has launched a petition calling on all political parties to put Fair Work in the creative industries at the heart of their election campaigns.
We are calling on all MU members in Scotland to sign the petition and help protect the country’s culture and creative industries.
We urgently need the incoming Scottish Government to turn these recommendations into real change
At the end of 2025, two independent reports were commissioned by the Scottish Government, following pressure from trade unions and the wider sector. Both the Creative Scotland Review and Culture Fair Work Taskforce report received significant sector engagement, expertise and experience, producing a series of recommendations for the Scottish Government to take forward.
As we head towards the Scottish Parliamentary elections on 7 May, it is hugely important that these key findings and recommendations remain at the fore by signing the petition.
Caroline Sewell, MU Regional Organiser for Scotland and Northern Ireland said: “We urgently need the incoming Scottish Government to enact these recommendations in full to ensure our culture sector is fully supported to reach its full potential for our economy, our communities, audiences and the working lives of the creatives who drive it.”
Fair Work to tackle low pay, exploitation and precarity
The petition also speaks to a key point from our MU Manifesto Asks to deliver Fair Work for musicians and the creative workforce, recognising that firm Fair Work principles will place Scotland as the gold standard of countries where creatives can live, work and thrive.
Stand with us!
Stand with us in holding political parties and their candidates to account, and to commit to concrete measures supporting musicians and music educators across Scotland:
Together, we can ensure that the voices of musicians are heard loud and clear in the run-up to the 2026 elections.