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Going out soon⬇️
💷£2.2M of royalties for 4k performers
💰Every penny derived from union agreements with employers
📩Watch out for email statements over the weekend
Secondary income is a vital financial lifeline for so many AV artists. Don't lose it #JoinAUnion @EquityUK
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This transformative deal is the next step of ending creative team low pay.
@EquityUK is the union for @EquityDandD.
Come help us make that change 💪
🎉A WIN FOR THEATRE DIRECTORS 🎉
Brand new 4-year agreements for Directors in the West End, Commercial and Subsidised theatre have been agreed - these will see a staggering 24.9% (West End) and 20.4% (Commercial + Subsidised) increase on min terms across the agreement
ALT Image shows theatre stalls in teal on an orange background - reads 'Equity: A Win For Directors'
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🎉A WIN FOR THEATRE DIRECTORS 🎉
Brand new 4-year agreements for Directors in the West End, Commercial and Subsidised theatre have been agreed - these will see a staggering 24.9% (West End) and 20.4% (Commercial + Subsidised) increase on min terms across the agreement
ALT Image shows theatre stalls in teal on an orange background - reads 'Equity: A Win For Directors'
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As we hail the entrance of new @EquityWomen we say goodbye to our sisters from last term, many of whom chose not to stand this year after decades of service to @EquityUK Chair @Kelly_E_Burke Vice-Chair @JenLGreenwood (mini Matilda!) and fab members @MatthewsAbigail @debratidd_ 🧡
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Very proud to be attending @EquityUK conference for the first time representing The West End Deputies Committee and talking about the astonishing #StandUpFor17 campaign with members. Great energy and positivity in the room!
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This result would not have been possible without the hard work of the West End Deps, Equity members and everyone who supported #StandUpFor17
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There have also been significant gains for stage management, plus big increases to swing and cover fees which are due to rise by up to 43%; a 21% increase to the relocation allowance; and a commitment to progress trials of the 5-day rehearsal week.
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🎉West End WIN!🎉
Equity members in the West End have won an inflation busting increase to minimum rates, which are set to rise by at least 16.7% over the next 24 months.
#StandUpFor17
ALT - EQUITY - WINS IN THE WEST END: PAY An inflation busting 9% increase to minimum rates in year 1, paid from April 2023, with a guaranteed minimum 16.7% increase over 24 months for the lowest paid. REST: Equity General Secretary Paul William Fleming, alongside SOLT Chief Executives and our members, leading a working group to progress trials of the 5-day rehearsal working week.
ALT SWINGS AND UNDERSTUDIES: 33% increase to the Swing fee, 33% increase to supporting role cover fees and a 43% increase to the principal role cover fee. STAGE MGMT: A brand new guaranteed weekly responsibility fee, paid from the point you're asked to take on the track/s of a more senior team member. EQUITY
We asked our West End workforce to #StandUpFor17
In two years SM & performers in the West End will have received a 16.7% pay increase.
We couldn’t have done it without the activism & support of @equityUK members in the West End.
Take a bow, comrades ✊🏻
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After impassioned speeches from #JodieComer & @ChrisBushWrites at the #OlivierAwards on Sunday night, Nicky Campbell’s phone in this morning was about Theatre ticket prices.
An anonoymous West End Stage Manager texted in.
Sound ON 🔊
#StandUpFor17
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The way @neill_bob has put the workforce at the heart of his advocacy for @E_N_O is the mark of how well he understands the issue.
A huge thanks to him from @EquityUK
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Last time I worked in Theatre was 2019.
We did a five day rehearsal week, the production was nominated for 5 @OlivierAwards & it won Best New Comedy.
I can’t afford to work on the West End minimums in 2023. That’s why this #WorldTheatreDay, I’m #StandingUpfor17 with @EquityUK
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50 years since the death of ACT's President Noel Coward: he'd be proud of actors' children today, and the children from our orphanage days remember him with love #NoelCoward #actorschildren #NoelCowardSir #FoundationNoel
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Happy #WorldTheatreDay to all those who observe!
Remember, there’s a hardworking workforce behind all your favourite shows
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Throughout the Miners’ Strike, @EquityUK & our members organised solidarity and support.
Here’s some of my favourite pictures from a Coal not Dole benefit we organised in Stratford Upon Avon for the surviving pits in 1992.
‘I warn all trade unionists - if they don’t support the miners, when it comes to your turn, there will be nobody left to defend you because the police paramilitary operation would have succeeded.’ - Arthur Scargill
The Miners Strike began #OTD in 1984
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I have been a very proud employee of the BBC, and even prouder member of the BBC Singers for almost 9 years. This decision is utterly devastating. I’m speechless and heartbroken. bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2023/b…
Every. Single. Company. currently playing a West End theatre is ready to #StandUpFor17🔥
Working in the West End shouldn’t mean having a second job to pay the bills.
⚠️ WE NEED ALL OUR MEMBERS TO SHARE THIS ⚠️
Every. Single. Company. currently playing a West End theatre is ready to #StandUpFor17🔥
Working in the West End shouldn’t mean having a second job to pay the bills.
