2/2: Our motion ‘Scrap audition fees and other hidden costs for arts courses in higher education’ passes UNANIMOUSLY. Thank you Congress! #TUC2025.

1/2: Equity president, Lynda Rooke, takes the podium at Congress: "Audition fees. [are] a key barrier preventing students from working-class backgrounds from entering the industry. That's why the industry has been, and continues to remain, elitist.” #TUC2025

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👋 Hello Brighton! Our delegation has arrived for TUC Congress 2025 — ready for a packed few days of debates, democracy and solidarity. #TUC2025

Naomie Harris in Equity member Fola Evans-Akingbola’s film about discrimination faced by Black performers who are too often left without proper hair provision. Join us at Rich Mix 15 Sep for a screening of Untold Stories: Hair on Set to mark World Afro Day

Join us on 15 September in Shoreditch for a screening of Untold Stories: Hair on Set to mark World Afro Day. Equity member Fola Evans-Akingbola’s film highlights discrimination faced by Black performers who are too often left without proper hair provision.

Today’s judgment from the High Court - which dismissed Equity’s challenge to Spotlight’s fees - is disappointing for our 50,000 members. Those members will perhaps be most surprised by the finding by the judge, Her Honourable Justice Howells, that Spotlight “does not provide.

When a film company tried to use street performer & Equity member Dave Southern's work without giving him credit, Equity had his back. Street performers: Equity is the trade union for you. We can help you protect your rights, pay & conditions. Join us:

Do you work in Film or TV? Are you based in the North of England?. Join Equity on 2 September, 6:30pm in Manchester to discuss how we fight for better pay, royalties and residuals, self-tapes provisions, AI protections and much more! . Sign up:

As the trade union representing voice artists, including Gayanne Potter, Equity calls on Scotrail to work with a real artist for its voiceovers. We have serious concerns about AI and advocate for transparency, consent and fair remuneration for artists.

An Equity delegation — including West End Deputies Roshani Abbey and Andrew Linnie — has just returned from New York, where they met with our sister union, @ActorsEquity (AEA), for vital discussions ahead of their upcoming Broadway negotiations and Equity UK's West End

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Edinburgh Fringe 2025 may be almost over but Equity's support doesn't end. Throughout August we've been on the ground to give performers advice, answer questions and, this week, to even hand out breakfast! . Read the full story on our website where you can also find our guide to

Yes Lenny! This discrimination with substandard hair and make-up must end!! . Right now Equity is negotiating to improve hair and make-up provision for global majority members working on PACT TV and film contracts. If you experience hair and make-up discrimination, contact us for.

Equity News 📰 Through unity, determination, and — for the first time in their history — taking industrial action, chorus members have secured a contract that safeguards the principle of a full-time ensemble at the heart of WNO. Read the full story on our website:

The UK Government is introducing a mandatory requirement for sole traders to keep digital records and provide quarterly reporting of income and expenses to HMRC using approved software. Find the latest updated info on our website: .

RT @dance_fund: 📢Today we're launching the second round of Best Foot Forward: grants to invigorate your dance career. Read the full guidel….

Equity has raised concerns about the casting process for an upcoming production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame in Concert, which casts a non-disabled performer in the title role, Quasimodo, arguably one of the most recognisable characters with a disability. The union has been.

SELF-TAPES: We're demanding a better, fairer casting system. Performers have had enough of self-tape requests with unrealistic deadlines & demands - which is why we're pushing film & TV bosses to establish fairer casting methods in our negotiations with PACT. Watch this space.

We are hiring! Be our next Organiser/Assistant in Wales for a 12-month mat cover. Welsh language skills required. Rydym yn recriwtio! Gweithiwch I Equuity fel Trefnydd/Cynorthwwyydd Cymru dros gyfnod o 12 mis (cyfnod mamolaeth). Angen sgiliau iaith Gymraeg. Apply now -->.

EQUITY NEWS📰: . "Artists will pay the price". Equity calls on ACE to take steps to mitigate the "real problems" following the outage of Arts Council England's grant application portal. Read the full story

ICYMI: Last month Equity sought assurances from We Transfer, following a troubling update to their terms of service. After multiple exchanges the company stated that they “have never sold, do not sell, and will never sell” customer content to anyone. Read the full story here:.

If you’re allocating capital to the broad crypto market, here’s what you need to know:. Passive investing underperforms. Not just in returns, but in risk. We looked at the data. Here's what actually makes sense: