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29 July 2020
Working with Alim Jayda, Deafinitely Theatre and Equity's D/deaf and Disabled Committee, Equity has produced a Guide to Good Practice in BSL and the Arts for all those who engage with creative practitioners in our industry.
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23 July 2020
Equity has elected its President, Council and Standing Orders Committee for the 2020-2022 term, with Maureen Beattie re-elected as Equity's President
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21 July 2020
Union calls for its members to write to their MPs and ask that they support Equity’s four pillar plan for recovery and help ensure that creative workers will not be left behind
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17 July 2020
In an initiative led by Equity member Emmanuel Kojo, Equity will accelerate its work on fighting racist reviews of members’ work with a coordinated focus on the introduction of ethical standards for critics and reviewers.
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16 July 2020
Intimacy for Stage and Screen (ISS) have produced guidelines with the support of the Equity Intimacy Working Group & Equity Women’s Committee to provide a comprehensive intimacy practice document for the entertainment industry.
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13 July 2020
Equity has produced a briefing to provide general advice for members on returning to work in live performance.
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10 July 2020
The Equity Dance Committee has put together a list of questions and thoughts for funding bodies and National Portfolio Organisations regarding support for freelance dancers post-COVID-19.
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09 July 2020
Paul W Fleming will take over from the current General Secretary Christine Payne in October
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08 July 2020
Equity is urging Rishi Sunak to include theatre and live performance in the reduction to VAT, consult unions in the application of the Kickstarter scheme to the entertainment industry, and ensure appropriate guidance is available at job centres for self-employed and creative workers.
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06 July 2020
A summary of the decisions made and the discussions held at the June meeting of Equity's governing body
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30 June 2022
A new Commercial Theatre Variation Agreement ballot by Equity, the performing arts and entertainment trade union, has been backed by over 98% of those voting on a record turnout for ballots on this agreement.
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03 May 2022
Equity members working on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella were told on Sunday 1 May that the show will end on 12 June. Not only was the news shared on a Sunday before a bank holiday – meaning those affected could not contact their agent for support – but we understand that some cast members and stage management heard the news first through social media or the press. This is unacceptable - all creative workers deserve to be treated with dignity at work.