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To: Bev Craig, Leader of Manchester City Council
Pay Manchester Pride workers what they're owed
We call on Manchester City Council to make up the shortfall for dozens of performers and creatives left unpaid due to the liquidation of Manchester Pride and the failures of their Board.
Why is this important?
After the collapse of the organisation running Manchester Pride, dozens of workers have been left unpaid for the work they have already done during the festival, to the tune of £50,000 (and counting).
Each year Pride brings £34 million into the Manchester economy and performers are at the heart of that, yet Equity members have been left unpaid for amounts ranging from £150 to £3-5k. Many now face not being able to afford their rent and bills
Before the council move on to discussions of Pride 2026 and beyond, they must first ensure that all of the workers left unpaid from the 2025 event receive what they are owed in full.
We believe that Manchester has the capacity to build back a community focused Pride event which the people of the city deserve. We want to see lessons learned. We believe that corporate interests and increased scale have been wrongly prioritised, and that has resulted in significant damage to the cultural workforce who are so critical to the Village, to the city, and to the essence of Pride in Manchester.
Trust has been severely damaged. In order to repair and rebuild confidence in any form of Council endorsed Pride, we need to see a fair resolution for the cultural workforce of Manchester Pride 2025.
No Pride without performers,
No Performers without pay.
Each year Pride brings £34 million into the Manchester economy and performers are at the heart of that, yet Equity members have been left unpaid for amounts ranging from £150 to £3-5k. Many now face not being able to afford their rent and bills
Before the council move on to discussions of Pride 2026 and beyond, they must first ensure that all of the workers left unpaid from the 2025 event receive what they are owed in full.
We believe that Manchester has the capacity to build back a community focused Pride event which the people of the city deserve. We want to see lessons learned. We believe that corporate interests and increased scale have been wrongly prioritised, and that has resulted in significant damage to the cultural workforce who are so critical to the Village, to the city, and to the essence of Pride in Manchester.
Trust has been severely damaged. In order to repair and rebuild confidence in any form of Council endorsed Pride, we need to see a fair resolution for the cultural workforce of Manchester Pride 2025.
No Pride without performers,
No Performers without pay.