This morning I met with Keir Starmer, Angela Rayner, Ellie Reeves and fellow General Secretaries of affiliated unions in 10 Downing St. A historic moment; trade unions and the Labour Government in partnership, ready to dramatically improve the lives of working people.

A brilliant conversation between the MU's Kelly Wood/Hingley and Steve Lamacq and Stuart Dredge Hear about what we're doing to tackle the main problems in the industry, as well as how we educate our members and empower them to negotiate #WeAreTheMU x.com/priceofmusicpo…

🔈 Calling all MU members working as E&Ds in the Philharmonia! A reminder to respond to the email consultation by 4pm tomorrow on how the orchestra are buying out media payments for £3 per session Prospective MU members should join and have your voice heard! #WeAreUnionStrong

What are the barriers to creative work for unpaid carers? Read about Amber Leight's experiences and challenges as a musician, music teacher and carer 🔗 bit.ly/3AjhD8H #WeAreTheMU #BehindEveryMusician

Hate crime has no place in our society We actively oppose all forms of racism and Islamophobia and we will fight to ensure safety and inclusion for all 👉 bit.ly/4dzv2b9 #WeAreUnionStrong

We'll be attending the National Eisteddfod for the first time this year! Come along on Friday 9 August to meet your Regional Officials, who will also be sharing our brand new Welsh language leaflets and stickers #WeAreTheMU #NiYwUC #Eisteddfod2024 🔗 bit.ly/4fFAtY7

Unlawful use of creators’ content by Big Tech must end We've signed a letter from Creators' Rights Alliance to major tech firms demanding transparency around AI systems and the works used to develop them Read the full letter 👉 bit.ly/4dC65vH #WeAreTheMU #BehindEveryMusician

The Musicians’ Union (MU) has called on BBC Strictly ✨ to reinstate its full band after it claimed the BBC reduced its numbers due to social distancing measures but did not bring members back at the end of the Covid pandemic ✍️: Casey Cooper-Fiske standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebr…

One of the MU’s core missions has always been to Keep Music Live. Half live isn’t good enough! A series as big as Strictly Come Dancing should have a full live band as it did for 16 years before Covid. #KeepStrictlyLive

“...we don’t accept that Strictly Come Dancing, of all programmes, needs to cut corners in this way." I heartily agree; that band ought to be fully reinstated. #keepstrictlylive Musicians' Union

Honoured to speak on behalf of Musicians' Union at Equity's demo outside Holyrood today A strong turn out, and the small plaster the Scottish Government have offered will do little for the deep wounds from years of cuts Scotland's arts workers demand more! ✊ Up the unions! ✊

Musicians in the Welsh National Opera orchestra will be taking Action Short of Strike on 21 September They'll be leafleting audiences on the way in and wearing campaign t-shirts during the opening night performance of Rigoletto 🔗 bit.ly/4gf6ZR6 #WNOProud #WNOBalch