The free event is aimed at freelancers and employees working across Yorkshire in the creative sector. Photo: © Bradford Producing Hub.
Taking place on 3 June, at the Main Hall at Kala Sangam between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm, ‘Why the Cultural Sector Needs Trade Unions’ is aimed at freelancers and employees working across Yorkshire in sectors including music, visual arts, theatre, film, broadcast, journalism, museums and galleries.
The session brings together key sister unions including the MU, Equity, Bectu, Artists’ Union England, National Union of Journalists, and  The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain.
Get one-to-one advice sessions, attend a roundtable discussion and more
The event has been convened around Bradford 2025 City of Culture and will cover:
- what a trade union is, and which unions represent creative and cultural workers
- how joining a trade union can make a difference
- the benefits of union membership
- understanding contracts and working together to take collective action.
Attendees will learn about the trade union most relevant to them and their work, and there will be short presentations from each union, followed by a roundtable discussion and an opportunity for one-to-one advice sessions.
The event is entirely free to attend, find out more and book your place.
The MU recently signed an MOU with Bradford 2025 City of Culture, aiming to ensure that creative workers engaged in the programme will receive decent pay and conditions.