⚠️ SAFETY ALERT It has been brought to our attention that dangerous stickers have been discovered at a railway station that, once removed, have razor blades stuck to them. Please take extreme care and do not attempt to remove them.

Every time I check Twitter now I’m seeing black and Asian people being attacked by gangs of thugs in towns and cities around the country. We need to hear urgently from the government and they need to label this as the racist violence that it is.

Racism and discrimination of any kind has no place in our society.

The BBC need to reinstate the full live band for Strictly Come Dancing #KeepStrictlyLive

This year I became an Education Rep for the Musicians Union to try and strengthen the place I work and focus on some career development. I wrote a little blog which has now been published musiciansunion.org.uk/news/samantha-… #musiciansunion #musiciansunionrep #advocatingforchange Musicians' Union

Great to meet students at LCCM London today to talk about the Musicians’ Union and our campaigns to make a fairer and more equitable Music Industry Musicians' Union Trades Union Congress

UK Music campaigns for better provision for music education, which is vital for the industry's talent pipeline. The music industry relies on accomplished music students to produce the highly skilled professionals of the future. Find out more here: bit.ly/3EwIptE

Today the EHRC published its updated guidance ahead of the Worker Protection Act coming into effect in October. The new duty requires employers to take reasonable steps to PREVENT workplace sexual harassment. Unions fought hard for this duty, now it's time to put it into practice

It's now official, over 1000 sacked workers across TGI Fridays won't receive a penny from a company that posted revenue of £190.7m last year alone. They must now go cap in hand to the Government, to be paid out by you the taxpayer. This is despite TGI CEO Julie McEwan telling

Government has published its Employment Rights Bill! We are delighted to see proposals to strengthen employment rights and security at work for all workers, including the self-employed 🧵👇

As part of #NationalAlbumDay, I visited Kempston Street Studios to celebrate the very best of British music and the incredible legacies of Great British groups. Thanks to Chris and the team who talked me through the development process of Blossoms’ new Number 1 album, Gary 🎶

Kemi Badenoch is one of the most nasty & divisive figures in British politics. From downplaying racism to Islamophobic remarks like "not all cultures are equally valid" & questioning why Sadiq Khan gets a “free pass” for being Muslim, her election marks a shift to the far-right.

I would have probably mentioned that Dyson owns 36,000 acres of farmland in England which was previously liable for zero inheritance tax

The Welsh National Opera orchestra needs your help! Keep the WNO as a full-time company, protect jobs and secure the company’s future. Write to your MP or MS and ask them to help protect one of the jewels in the Welsh culture crown. themu.org/WNOBalch

When workers organise and win better working conditions, the majority of twitter replies to the news is often in the jealous / angry vibes realm rather than the - “how inspiring! maybe I should join / organise within / become active within a trade union!?” Join a union. 💪

Thank you @MichaelSheen for your solidarity and support in the campaign to protect Welsh National Opera. Diolch yn fawr iawn! ✊ #WNOProud #WNOBalch

Are you on Bluesky yet?

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The government has responded to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee recommendations for the grassroots live sector, and has agreed that the industry should deliver a blanket levy on arena tickets. This would offer much-needed support to artists, promoters & venues. We welcome this news.