Equity is currently negotiating with Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television (PACT) to revise and improve the collective agreements across film and TV. PACT is the UK screen sector trade body for independent production and distribution companies. This will set the minimum terms for job contracts used by the big streamers such as Apple, Netflix, and Disney plus. In our negotiations with PACT, we are demanding better on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI has grown rapidly across the entertainment industry in recent years, but UK law has failed to keep pace and this is leading to performers being exploited. Equity is demanding comprehensive AI protections to regulate the use of AI and protect performers’ image, voice and likeness, specifically: • Informed consent and fair compensation for use of performance data to train AI models  • Informed consent and fair compensation for creating AI-generated performances  • Control of your likeness during lifetime and post-mortem  • Prohibiting the use of AI for ‘dubbing’ content in foreign languages  Equity submitted proposals for new protections on AI over a year ago, but so far Pact has not presented a counterproposal. What is AI training and what is Equity fighting for?   In order for AI systems, or machine learning models, to generate digital assets such as images, sound, audiovisual media, and digital human-like digital performances, they must be trained on large volumes of data files. This data could include recordings from existing content or data from Artists that are being scanned on set. As part of our claim, we have seeking to establish clear rules for this type of use and we’ve made clear that training on TV programmes or films featuring performers’ contribution is not allowed without an explicit  agreement between Equity and PACT

Square Chapel has a strong history of supporting community events and professional performances and is a popular venue in the local community.  Square Chapel was a popular arts centre with good community outreach prior to becoming insolvent during the covid pandemic. In September 2020, the venue was reopened when it was taken over by Wigan based Arts at the Mill. Square Chapel CIC was subsequently established.  In early February 2025, Square Chapel CIC announced the arts centre was closing and all future events were cancelled. Five months later, this valuable community asset remains closed and not serving the people of Halifax. Arts Council England (ACE) has now withdrawn its funding from Square Chapel. It has recently been announced that the Square Chapel building will be rented out to provide dressing rooms during the Piece Hall concert season. Square Chapel should provide good art, good work and be an artistic hub for the community. Halifax MP Kate Dearden has written to ACE supporting the reopening of Square Chapel and calling for the Halifax community to be involved in discussions about the future of the centre. We need this popular arts centre back! We need answers and we need the building to be back open and operating for the people of Halifax. Equity, TUC Yorkshire & Humber Creative and Leisure Industries Committee and Calderdale Trades Union Council are jointly calling for the public to have their say on the future of Square Chapel Arts Centre. Make your voice heard by joining the petition to Save Square Chapel for the people.

💸 What does that mean for you?  • A worker earning just over £15,000 in 2012 lost around £300 per year from the cut.  • Even with NJC pay rises, they’re still earning less than they would have — because they started from a lower point.  • Over 12 years, that adds up to thousands of pounds in lost earnings.    ⚖️ This is about fairness.  Doncaster workers have been treated differently — and worse — than council workers in other areas.    We believe that’s unacceptable.  We believe that needs to change.  We’re calling on Doncaster Council to:  • Review the long-term impact of the 2012 cuts  • Begin a process to restore pay for affected staff  ✊ What can you do?  🖊️ Sign the petition today and show that Doncaster Council workers demand fair pay. 

Everyone deserves security, dignity and a fair day's pay for a fair day's work.  At a time when bosses are raking in record pay while working people face a cost-of-living crisis, the Employment Rights Bill will help tip the balance back toward workers - and make sure they get a fairer share. The Bill also includes vital rights that make it easier for workers to organise and build strong unions. It will: • Make it harder for anti-union giants like Amazon to block union organising • Support union reps with better rights and time off to do their job • Strengthen the process for workers to win union recognition and build power together • Make it easier for reps and organisers to access workplaces and talk to workers about their rights But all of this is at risk. The Bill is now in the House of Lords, and Tory peers are preparing to water it down. Add your name now to demand the Employment Rights Bill is passed - in full, and without delay.

The Pallion Centre is already understaffed. Introducing this policy not only puts workers at risk but is also an invasion of user privacy.   We call on SUEZ to think again and put its people before profit.

🛡️ Why It Matters This campaign is about more than just equipment—it's about protecting our members in the workplace. Everyone deserves to come to work and return home safely. No one should be injured due to poor-quality, unsafe tools of the trade. 💬 Our Message to Asda We stand united in saying: Wellbeing must come before profit. Our warehouse and store members deserve better. 📢 Support the Petition Join us in demanding action, and sign our petition to show your support. Together, we can make our workplaces safer. 

As the school have not seemed to grasp the seriousness of the situation, we are asking for support from the community whose children attend St Luke's and the schools around the Isle of Dogs to make the school listen to our concerns! We want to make sure the staff that look after your children can come to work safely, and have the necessary resources to care for your children during the school day. We look after your children, who looks out for us?  Please sign this petition to support striking St Luke's staff, so we can safely get back to work in supporting your children, to make sure they get a safe and decent education! Please also show your support by attending the demonstrations outside the school on Tuesday 20th, Weds 21st, and Thursday 22nd May from 7:30-10am!

The glass tax is devastating to the industry and the whole community based around it. We call on the UK Government to think again.

TFL employees need diabetic policies because diabetes can impact work performance and productivity, potentially leading to increased absenteeism. By understanding the needs of employees with diabetes, TFL can implement suitable  reasonable adjustments and support systems that allow them to manage their condition effectively and remain productive at work. This includes recognizing that diabetes is often considered a disability under the Equality Act 2010, requiring employers to make reasonable adjustments.

 By joining this campaign, people can add their voices to the growing call for Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust to reconsider these ill thought out plans and ensure their hardworking staff are treated fairly and with the respect they deserve. It's about standing in solidarity with those who care for us and our families, and ensuring they are paid fairly for the work they do.

Dr Crilly continues to advertise theatrical roles at this prestigious event yet refuses to pay even the National Minimum Wage to his actors. This is despite charging up to £20 per ticket, selling programs and attracting an annual audience of 25,000 all with very low productions overheads.  The 2023 Employment Tribunal agreed with Equity that the actors were in fact workers entitled to at least the National Minimum Wage, Holiday Pay, and other basic employment rights; which the Festival unlawfully withheld. The future of the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival is uncertain. Despite the judgment, Cambridge Shakespeare Festival continues to hire actors and denying them National Minimum Wage and other statutory rights.  If the Festival continues to ignore employment law they are at risk of further legal action which could endanger the future of the festival. At least one Cambridge College has withdrawn its support for the 2026 Festival with the other colleges watching developments with interest. We call on the Festival and its director, Dr Crilly, to end this wage theft, and respect our members and professional performers by complying with employment law.

The University of Brighton Academies Trust operates 14 schools in East and West Sussex teaching 1000s of children and employing 100s of staff.  In the summer, National Education Union members took industrial action over workload and job losses following revelations that the Trust was taking millions on pounds from school budgets to fund central trust services including excessive executive pay.  This autumn, the department for education decided that the trust would be wound down and all it's schools 're-brokered' to new academy trusts.  The NEU is calling on the Dept of Education to: • Return all schools to local council control  • Consult on the future proprietors of the schools with unions, staff and parents • Ensure that national union negotiated pay and conditions and union recognition is maintained for teachers and support staff