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Musicians' Union (MU) @wearethemu.bsky.social · 1d

Did you know that today is World Sight Day?

RNIB has a dedicated Music Team led by professional musicians with lived experience of sight loss

Learn more about their work: https://ow.ly/rlLK50X52k9

#WorldSightDay

Music

If you're affected by sight loss, we're here for you

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PoetED 🎹 | SoulCre8ive.com @poeted.blacksky.app · 5d

As a full-time music producer and part-time music teacher it's time to get involved indeed. 👏🏾 Respect @wearethemu.bsky.social #YupYup

Musicians' Union (MU) @wearethemu.bsky.social · 5d

Happy World Teacher's Day!

This year's theme is collaboration, from teacher training to education policy

It's also at the core of the trade union movement, where we work together to improve music teachers' working lives 🙌

Learn more & get involved
🔗 https://ow.ly/r02f50X6eXF

#WorldTeachersDay

Shaping the Policy | Musicians' Union

The Musicians' Union is a trade union representing musicians working in the UK across all sectors of the music business. Members can influence and make a change in music industry.

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Musicians' Union (MU) @wearethemu.bsky.social · 4d

Are you based in Scotland? Apply for a bursary for Resonate 2025!

Scottish Music Industry Association has opened applications for a limited number of free bursaries - find out more and apply now
🔗 https://ow.ly/e0QF50X6W56

Apply for a Free Bursary to Attend Resonate Music Conference 2025 in Glasgow

The SMIA (Scottish Music Industry Association) are offering a limited number of free bursary passes to Resonate Music Conference 2025 in Glasgow. Apply by Thursday 9 October.

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Musicians' Union (MU) @wearethemu.bsky.social · 5d

Happy World Teacher's Day!

This year's theme is collaboration, from teacher training to education policy

It's also at the core of the trade union movement, where we work together to improve music teachers' working lives 🙌

Learn more & get involved
🔗 https://ow.ly/r02f50X6eXF

#WorldTeachersDay

Shaping the Policy | Musicians' Union

The Musicians' Union is a trade union representing musicians working in the UK across all sectors of the music business. Members can influence and make a change in music industry.

ow.ly

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Musicians' Union (MU) @wearethemu.bsky.social · 6d

We're proud to sponsor the 2025 Black Welsh Music Awards!

Celebrating the exceptional talent, creativity and contributions of Black musicians and artists across Wales

Learn more and look out for the winners at https://blackwelshmusicawards.org.uk/

#BlackWelshMusicAwards

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Musicians' Union (MU) @wearethemu.bsky.social · 7d

The MU stands in solidarity with our Jewish members, Jewish musicians, and Jewish communities, and extends our deepest condolences to the victims and their families.

MU Condemns Manchester Synagogue Attack

The MU stands in solidarity with Jewish communities, and reaffirms its commitment to opposing discrimination, prejudice and hatred in all their forms.

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Musicians' Union (MU) @wearethemu.bsky.social · 7d

The MU condemns yesterday's terrorist attack on a synagogue in Manchester

Synagogues should be safe spaces for Jewish communities, and targeting a place of worship on Yom Kippur is a direct attack on Jewish people’s rights to celebrate their religion

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Musicians' Union (MU) @wearethemu.bsky.social · 8d

We need a change in copyright law to make sure money made by music goes into the pockets of the musicians who make it

Do you agree?

Sign the petition to fix streaming
🔗 www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/ch...

Thanks to all the delegates and MPs who showed their support at #Lab25

#FixStreaming

Change the law to fix music streaming

It's time to change the laws around streaming services so that musicians get their fair share! Join me in signing to Musicians' Union petition to fix streaming!

www.megaphone.org.uk

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Musicians' Union (MU) @wearethemu.bsky.social · 8d

Major corporations and big tech companies are making billions of pounds, while nearly half of musicians earn less than £14k a year

MU General Secretary @naomipohl.bsky.social explains...

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Musicians' Union (MU) @wearethemu.bsky.social · 8d

⚠️ Big tech eats art

Labour Conference passed a motion on AI and Our Rights this week – including specific policy measures to strengthen copyright and fix music streaming

They include fair pay, consent, labelling, contract adjustment and rights reversion

🎨 Simon Heard for the Musicians' Union

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Musicians' Union (MU) @wearethemu.bsky.social · 9d

Learn more about the MU at Labour Party Conference 2025 #Lab25

The Musicians’ Union at Labour Party Conference

The MU has been at Labour Party Conference this week asking the Government to ensure that musicians are fairly paid in relation to artificial intelligence (AI) and music streaming.

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Musicians' Union (MU) @wearethemu.bsky.social · 9d

MU General Secretary @naomipohl.bsky.social also joined Minister for EU Relations Nick Thomas-Symonds MP and Minister of State Chris Bryant MP to spotlight the barriers still faced by our members touring in the EU

Thanks to @labour4europe.bsky.social for the invite ✊

Photo of a panel event. In the background to the left, a table of speakers and moderators including Nick Thomas-Symonds and Chris Bryant. Behind them is a window with a thin white curtain closed. In the foreground to the right, Musicians' Union General Secretary Naomi Pohl speaks at a metal podium with roller banners behind her that say "the Labour Movement for Europe"

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Musicians' Union (MU) @wearethemu.bsky.social · 9d

🗳️ Secretary of State for Education, Minister for Women and Equalities, and the union’s nominee for Deputy Leader @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social

🎸 Secretary of State for Health and Social Care @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social

🎵 Scottish Labour Leader Anas Sarwar MSP

Photos: Gus Campbell Photography

Wes Streeting holding a yellow and fuchsia electric guitar cutout that says “#WeAreTheMU” and “keep music live.” To his left is our North of England Regional Organiser Paul Reed, wearing a yellow t-shirt featuring an amp and the text “Keep Music Live.” To Wes’ right, Assistant General Secretary Matt Wanstall holds a blue sign with a guitar case covered in travel stickers and the text, “It’s time to fix E.U. touring. In the background is a black stand with curved text “Behind every musician” above the trio’s heads. To the left is a white t-shirt with text “Musicians’ Union says Keep Music Live” in yellow, red and blue draped on a chair

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Musicians' Union (MU) @wearethemu.bsky.social · 9d

It's been a busy few days at #Lab25!

We're calling on MPs to change the law to protect musicians from the impacts of music streaming and AI

And we’re making sure touring in the EU stays on the agenda

Thanks to everyone who’s stopped by the Musicians’ Union stand, including 👇

Bridget Phillipson holding a yellow and fuchsia electric guitar cutout that says “#WeAreTheMU” and “keep music live”. She’s smiling at the camera. Behind her is a black backdrop with “behind every musician” in curved yellow text above her head and more placards on touring in the E.U and fixing music streaming. To her right, a colourful t-shirt featuring a robot skull eating a mic and the text “big tech eats art” sits on a chair

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Musicians' Union (MU) @wearethemu.bsky.social · 9d

We’re at Labour Party Conference calling for stronger copyright protections for music in the face of artificial intelligence, and a fair deal for all musicians from music streaming

Sign the petition to show your support
🔗 www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/ch...

#Lab25

Change the law to fix music streaming

It's time to change the laws around streaming services so that musicians get their fair share! Join me in signing to Musicians' Union petition to fix streaming!

www.megaphone.org.uk

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Musicians' Union (MU) @wearethemu.bsky.social · 9d

There’s money in music – but it’s not going to musicians

Major corporations and big tech companies are making billions of pounds, while nearly half of musicians earn less than £14k a year

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Musicians' Union (MU) @wearethemu.bsky.social · 10d

We warmly welcome the lifting of the two child benefit cap

Child poverty is one of the defining issues of the last 15 years

This single measure will lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty

Rachel Reeves to lift two-child benefit cap in November budget

Exclusive: Officials exploring options to change rule that affected 1.7 million children in Great Britain last year

www.theguardian.com

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Dawn Butler MP @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social · 16d

🎶 London is bursting with culture & community and music is at the heart of it. Busking is a long-standing tradition in Westminster that must be protected.

🎤 Back our musicians - @wearethemu.bsky.social

Sign the petition 👇🏾

www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/we...

Westminster Council: Back Your Buskers!

In spring 2025, City of London Magistrates Court ruled that busking in Leicester Square was a “statutory nuisance” and compared it to “psychological torture techniques.” The ruling effectively banned ...

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Berkshire for Europe @berkshireforeurope.bsky.social · 11d

Berkshire for Europe is proud to stand with the @wearethemu.bsky.social in their campaign to Fix EU Touring post-Brexit

🎼Creativity should flow freely across borders 🎶

✈️ Touring should not be a bureaucratic maze 🚧

#BehindEveryMusician #FixEUTouring #LetMusicMove

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PRS for Music @prsformusic.bsky.social · Aug 29

🎶 Ready to take control of your music career?

Join us & @wearethemu.bsky.social on Sept 29 in Leeds & Sept 30 in Birkenhead for 'Get Release Ready'! Learn how to navigate the music industry and maximise your earnings.

Don’t miss out! 👉 www.prsformusic.com/events/make-...

#MusicBusiness

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CULT Cymru @cultcymru.bsky.social · 29d

Closes this Wednesday, we're still taking applications, so get busy! ( Or share with your colleagues : )

#CULTCymru = Creative Unions Learning Together Wales

@bectu.bsky.social
@equityuk.bsky.social
@wearethemu.bsky.social

CULT Cymru @cultcymru.bsky.social · Aug 15

Applications now open for freelancers living in Wales & working in TV, Film, Digital, Theatre, Arts & Live Events.

All applicants must be a member of @bectu.bsky.social @equityuk.bsky.social or @wearethemu.bsky.social

cult.cymru/en/mentora25...

Deadline 17/9/25

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#CULTCymru

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Musicians' Union (MU) @wearethemu.bsky.social · Sep 9

“AI generated music will not only devalue MU members’ work, it could replace it”

MU General Secretary @naomipohl.bsky.social seconded the composite motion on AI and the creative industries at @tuc.org.uk Conference 2025

✅ Motion passed

Naomi standing on a stage and speaking at a podium. She is wearing a red dress. Behind her are two large screens and to the left of her is a top table.

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Naomi Pohl @naomipohl.bsky.social · Sep 7

At @wearethemu.bsky.social, we’re selfishly sorry that @chrisbryant1962.bsky.social has left the culture brief. Chris has been a great advocate for music & has driven forward work streams on key issues affecting musicians, like music streaming & EU touring. Thanks & good luck in your new role Chris!

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Musicians' Union (MU) @wearethemu.bsky.social · Sep 5

We're saddened to hear of the passing of the Duchess of Kent

She will be fondly remembered for her work in music education and commitment to young musicians

The Duchess of Kent dies aged 92, Buckingham Palace announces

The duchess was known for handing out trophies at Wimbledon but also worked as a music teacher in Hull.

www.bbc.com

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Musicians' Union (MU) @wearethemu.bsky.social · Sep 2

Do you run a music business in Wales? @ukmusic.bsky.social want to hear from you!

Join an online roundtable tomorrow to help develop their Manifesto for Music for Wales ahead of the Welsh Senedd elections in 2026

🔗 Sign up: lu.ma/rldxf1wl

#MusicBusiness #WalesMusic

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