Victory for Womanby Street Campaigners Plans to build flats on Cardiff’s Womanby Street, that would have put local venues including Clwb Ifor Back under threat, have been withdrawn. Published: 17 October 2017 Read more about Victory for Womanby Street Campaigners
MPs & Peers: Please Support Musicians Working in the EU The Musicians’ Union (MU) is calling on MPs to support musicians working in the EU – share the pledge! #WorkingInTheEU Published: 02 June 2017 Read more about MPs & Peers: Please Support Musicians Working in the EU
General Election 2017 The Musicians’ Union (MU) is pleased by many of the policies in the Labour manifesto, and that the Labour Party has acknowledged major concerns that musicians have around Brexit. Published: 31 May 2017 Read more about General Election 2017
Memorial Service for Tom Edwards The memorial service for former bassist and MU Executive Committee member Tom Edwards will be taking place on the afternoon of Friday 2 June at Thornhill Crematorium, Cardiff. Published: 30 May 2017 Read more about Memorial Service for Tom Edwards
Save Womanby Street Campaign Victory Save Womanby Street campaigners in Wales have won a significant victory in their battle to protect live music venues, as the Welsh government is set to revise its planning policy in line with the Agent of Change principle. Published: 23 May 2017 Read more about Save Womanby Street Campaign Victory
The Musicians’ Union Attends Save Womanby Street March to City Hall Over 1000 people, including a delegation from the Musicians’ Union, attended the highly successful Save Womanby Street march to Cardiff City Hall on Saturday 29 April. Published: 05 May 2017 Read more about The Musicians’ Union Attends Save Womanby Street March to City Hall
Cardiff AMs call for Agent of Change to save city centre live music Two Cardiff AMs are calling on the Welsh Government to change planning laws in Wales to protect the future of live music venues in the centre of Cardiff. Published: 14 April 2017 Read more about Cardiff AMs call for Agent of Change to save city centre live music
Save Stephen Campaign Raising Money to Help Musician Beat Cancer Musician Stephen Sykes was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma in February 2016. Donate via GoFundMe ot sign up to be a potential blood stem cell donor. Published: 10 April 2017 Read more about Save Stephen Campaign Raising Money to Help Musician Beat Cancer
MU success at TUC Young Workers’ Conference TUC Young Workers’ Conference supports MU motion on protecting freelance workers. Published: 07 April 2017 Read more about MU success at TUC Young Workers’ Conference
MU responds to Planning Application Adjacent to Iconic Cardiff Venue The MU has written to Cardiff Council expressing its concern over a planning application that puts iconic live music venue Clwb Ifor Bach at risk. Published: 31 March 2017 Read more about MU responds to Planning Application Adjacent to Iconic Cardiff Venue
Horace Trubridge wins MU General Secretary election Horace Trubridge has today been confirmed as the next General Secretary of the Musicians’ Union (MU). Published: 27 March 2017 Read more about Horace Trubridge wins MU General Secretary election
BBC invests more in Scotland and Wales The BBC has announced a new TV channel in Scotland and an extra £8.5m a year in English language television programmes for Wales. Published: 02 March 2017 Read more about BBC invests more in Scotland and Wales
MU welcomes £1m National Endowment for Music Fund announced by the Welsh Government The Welsh Government has announced a new £1m endowment fund to encourage more children to become musicians. This is very welcome news. Published: 16 February 2017 Read more about MU welcomes £1m National Endowment for Music Fund announced by the Welsh Government
We Need to Talk About LGBT Venues! What Happened Next… In 2016, we hosted a panel examining recent closures of LGBT venues and what we could do to preserve them in the future. A year on, things are beginning to change. Published: 26 January 2017 Read more about We Need to Talk About LGBT Venues! What Happened Next…
Musicians’ Union Supports Independent Venue Week Independent Venue Week is a seven-day celebration of small music venues around the UK, and the Musicians’ Union is proud to be involved once again. Published: 17 January 2017 Read more about Musicians’ Union Supports Independent Venue Week
Music for Youth National Partnership Award Winners As part of the Union’s work supporting Music for Youth, the MU sponsors a National Partnership Award. Find out what the 2015 winners got up to. Published: 12 April 2016 Read more about Music for Youth National Partnership Award Winners
Entertainment Unions Launch Alternative Vision for BBC The Federation of Entertainment Unions (FEU) is launching its BBC Alternative White Paper in Parliament today (Tuesday 15 March). Published: 15 March 2016 Read more about Entertainment Unions Launch Alternative Vision for BBC
Bristol Live Music Census 2015 Live music generated £123 million for the local Bristol economy in 2015, but many venues are under threat. Published: 07 March 2016 Read more about Bristol Live Music Census 2015
We Need to Talk About LGBT Venues! Highlights from our LGBT History Month panel discussion on the future of LGBT venues. Published: 05 February 2016 Read more about We Need to Talk About LGBT Venues!
Trade Union Bill in the House of Lords Over the next few weeks the House of Lords will be discussing the Trade Union Bill, which amongst other things threatens the basic right to strike. Published: 21 January 2016 Read more about Trade Union Bill in the House of Lords
MU condemns ‘unnecessary’ Trade Union Bill The Government has now published its Trade Union Bill, which includes plans to criminalise picketing, permit employers to hire strike-breaking agency staff and a requirement that at least 40% of those asked to vote support the strike in most key public services. Published: 16 July 2015 Read more about MU condemns ‘unnecessary’ Trade Union Bill
Major rights group launches online campaign for artists In May, four organisations representing more than 500,000 performers in Europe joined forces to campaign for the fair remuneration of online revenues. Published: 21 May 2015 Read more about Major rights group launches online campaign for artists