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MU Advisory Boards: nominations are now open!
MU Advisory Boards: nominations are now open!
MU members can shape MU policy by joining a Music Industry Advisory Board which represent their music sector.
MU Future Leaders Programme
MU Future Leaders Programme
The MU Future Leaders programme is designed to support underrepresented members who want to take a more active role in MU democracy. It helps participants develop their skills in organising and campaigning, and build a collective identity through activism, giving them the knowledge, networks, and confidence to grow as union activists.
Making Tax Digital & our finance hub for freelance musicians
Making Tax Digital & our finance hub for freelance musicians
Advice for musicians on getting paid, managing finances and accounting.
Petition: fix streaming
Petition: fix streaming
Petition: back Westminster buskers
Petition: back Westminster 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 busking in the area – and sets a dangerous precedent in London and across the UK. Busking in Leicester Square is not a “nuisance” and not “torture.” It’s a form of creative work and should be respected. Buskers are part of the cultural fabric of our cities and towns. Leicester Square is one of...
Petition: save the RSC Music Department
Petition: save the RSC Music Department
Stop the Closure of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Music Department
Petition: stop the suspension of music courses at Nottingham Uni
Petition: stop the suspension of music courses at Nottingham Uni
Stop the suspension of undergraduate music courses at The University of Nottingham
Together Alliance: sign up now!
Together Alliance: sign up now!
Together is an alliance of over 50 civil society organisations united against the far right.
Petition: reverse the BBC Radio Scotland decision
Petition: reverse the BBC Radio Scotland decision
Email Your MP: Protect creators' rights from AI generated music
Email Your MP: Protect creators' rights from AI generated music
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Landmark Employment Rights Bill passed and will soon be law
Landmark Employment Rights Bill passed and will soon be law
The MU welcomes passage of the Employment Rights Bill, which will now become law. Shaped by trade union input, the legislation represents an important step forward for workers’ rights, equality and protections, with further reforms for freelancers promised in a second phase.
Building an inclusive music industry: Liza and Keys
Building an inclusive music industry: Liza and Keys
In this guest blog for Disability History Month, MU members Keys and Liza Bec explore access and attitudes in music through a series of fictionalised advice column letters, inspired by real-life accessibility challenges.
People want AI regulation: email your MP for support
People want AI regulation: email your MP for support
The MU is urging the Government to drop its original AI proposal after the interim consultation response revealed overwhelming opposition. With only 3% of respondents backing the preferred option, ministers must now deliver robust regulation to protect musicians’ rights.
Amplify 2025! Download your copy - for MU members only
Amplify 2025! Download your copy - for MU members only
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Mental health and wellbeing resources for musicians
Mental health and wellbeing resources for musicians
Advice and resources for musicians to provide professional help on mental health when it is needed.
Disability History Month: Resources, Opportunities & Events
Disability History Month: Resources, Opportunities & Events
Love movies? MU members get discount tickets at Vue
Love movies? MU members get discount tickets at Vue
Domestic Abuse Policy Template
Domestic Abuse Policy Template
Scotland’s Fair Work checklist for freelancers
Scotland’s Fair Work checklist for freelancers
New local councillor and CLP resource centre
New local councillor and CLP resource centre
New and improved parking discounts for MU members
New and improved parking discounts for MU members
The Gym Group discount for MU members
The Gym Group discount for MU members
All MU news and features
All MU news and features
Advice & resources
Working in the EU
Working in the EU
What every musician and band needs to know when working in Europe.
Rates & agreements
Rates & agreements
Search for recommended rates of pay for session musicians, composers, live performances and teaching, as well as, terms and conditions set by collective bargaining agreements.
Safe Space: get advice and report in confidence
Safe Space: get advice and report in confidence
The MU Safe Space is a reporting tool that helps musicians to report sexual harassment, discrimination or abuse in the music industry. Find out more.
Mental health & wellbeing
Mental health & wellbeing
Hearing Health Scheme
Hearing Health Scheme
Working with neurodivergent musicians
Working with neurodivergent musicians
Events and training
Events and training
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Disabled Musicians Network
Disabled Musicians Network
Musicians' Union offers guidance and resources for disabled and neurodiverse musicians. The MU lobbies on inclusive music education, independent living and fights for fair and equal representation for disabled musicians.
Global Majority Network
Global Majority Network
The MU produces guidance and anti-racist resources for musicians experiencing racism. The MU lobbies on diverse syllabi and curriculums, pushes for Ethnicity Pay Gap reporting and fights for fair and equal representation for musicians.
LGBT+ Musicians Network
LGBT+ Musicians Network
Guidance and resources for LGBT+ musicians. The MU lobbies on LGBT+ inclusive music education, the end of abuse to LGBT+ people and fights for fair and equal representation for gay, lesbian, bi, trans musicians.
Women's Network
Women's Network
The MU supports musicians experiencing sexual harassment at work, offers mentoring opportunities for women and fights for better maternity and parental leave and pay. The MU lobbies on gender parity in the music industry, better protections and the right to breastfeed at work for musicians.
Young Workers Network
Young Workers Network
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