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BIZARRE: Equity - What They Never Told You

West End shows could face 'summer of strikes' over pay dispute

Performers and stage managers voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action

Evening Standard

Some West End shows could ‘go dark’ as Equity members back possible strikes

London’s biggest productions could be hit if industrial action over pay and conditions goes ahead, says union

The Guardian - UK

Performers at West End theatres threaten strike action over pay and conditions

Equity said it has not conducted an indicative ballot of this type in the West End since the 1980s

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Give theatre choreographers and movement directors their own awards, says union group

‘If we celebrate the impact of physical storytelling, we must acknowledge the artists behind it,’ says Equity body, calling out the lack of movement categories in major awards

The Guardian - UK

Nearly a third of London's nighttime performers feel less safe in the capital, survey reveals

Trade union Equity is lobbying the Mayor of London’s office to increase worker representation on its Nightlife Taskforce

Evening Standard

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon pledge future to Netflix with first look deal

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's Artists Equity company has agreed a first-look streaming deal with Netflix.

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‘It’s like two divorcing parents’: how actors’ union Equity fell out with casting directory Spotlight

Union to appeal after losing case against historic talent index in battle that could reshape UK acting landscape

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Fresh offer made in bid to resolve dispute over AI protections for performers

Equity said AI protections for performers could be closer to becoming reality for the first time.

Evening Standard

UK actors send firm message over AI usage

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The Independent UK

UK actors vote to refuse to be digitally scanned in pushback against AI

Equity says vote signals strong opposition to AI use and readiness to disrupt productions unless protections are secured

The Guardian - UK

Film and TV actors prepared to strike over AI concerns

More than 7,700 actors, stunt performers and dancers were balloted

The Independent UK

US unions call for Netflix and Warner Bros Discovery merger to be blocked

The US streaming giant Netflix said that it agreed to buy Warner Bros Discovery film and TV studios business in a 72 billion US dollar deal.

Evening Standard

Unions sound the alarm on Netflix and Warner Bros merger: ‘Must be blocked’

The deal could dramatically further reshape the established Hollywood film and TV industry, which has already faced significant upheaval amid the rapid growth of streaming

The Independent UK

TV and film performers to vote on industrial action over AI scanning

Actors union Equity said it was ‘at the forefront of the fight to ensure working people are protected from artificial intelligence misuse’.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Olivia Williams says actors need ‘nudity rider’-type controls for AI body scans

Dune star says performers are regularly pressed to have bodies scanned on set with few rights over how data is used

International Business Times UK

Manchester Pride 'Owes Thousands' To Performers As Financial Trouble Mounts

Manchester Pride crisis: artists like Saki Yew left unpaid after August festival. Organisers promise update by 22 Oct — will the event survive?

The Guardian - UK

Equity threatens mass direct action over use of actors’ images in AI content

Union says growing numbers of its members have made complaints about infringements of copyright in AI material

Evening Standard

Entertainment union Equity to challenge court judgment on casting platform

The union won support for its case from delegates at the TUC Congress in Brighton.

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The Independent UK

Where is the Broadway backlash against producer Scott Rudin’s return?

COMMENT: Scott Rudin stepped back from his Broadway, TV, and film producing duties in 2021 following a host of abuse allegations. Four years later, he’s staging a comeback — and Caitlin Hornik wonders why the industry doesn’t seem to be outraged

The National (Scotland)

Union demands Lidl scrap Scottish self-checkout voice contest and hire paid artist

A UNION has hit out at Lidl for running a competition for a self-checkout voice in Scottish stores rather than hiring a “trained voice over…

The National (Scotland)

Actors' union hits back at BBC Scotland in River City 'mistruths' row

A UNION has hit back at BBC Scotland’s claims that its bosses told “mistruths” about the cancellation of River City claiming the corporation…

Evening Standard

BBC bosses accused of ‘throwing people out to the wolves’ by axing River City

Equity president and actress Lynda Rooke addressed MSPs alongside one of the soap’s stars on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Equity responds to Trump’s film tariff and says it is ‘industrial action ready’

Earlier in the month the US president said he had authorised a 100% tariff on films ‘produced in foreign lands’.

The Guardian - UK

‘Simply unworkable’: British film industry leaders aghast at Trump’s movie tariffs

US president’s call for 100% tariffs on films ‘produced in foreign lands’ comes under fire, with actor Brian Cox saying Trump doesn’t understand how films are made

Evening Standard

Leader of performing arts union Equity re-elected for second term

Paul W Fleming won 81% of the vote compared with 19% for the other candidate Riky Ash.

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