TRADE UNION BENEFITS SERVICES BRITISH MUSICIANS UNION ESSENTIAL

TRADE UNION – BENEFITS & SERVICES BRITISH MUSICIANS’ UNION

ESSENTIAL SERVICES CAREER RELATED • • • Pay Bargaining Legal advice & assistance Contract advice Copyright & Performers’ Rights advice Insurances Health & Safety

ESSENTIAL SERVICES – CAMPAIGNING/LOBBHYING • Parliamentary & Local Government lobbying • High profile campaigns • Public Awareness campaigns

ESSENTIAL SERVICES COMMUNICATION OF INFORMATION • • • Website Journal / Newsletters Twitter (@We. Are. The. MU) Facebook Meetings

TRAINING & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Training in & advice on – • • • Stagecraft Promotion Merchandising Touring PR

ADDITIONAL SERVICES • Financial Advice – record keeping, tax, investments, access to funding • Continuing Professional Development

CAMPAIGNS • • • Keep Music Live Work Not Play #Support. My. Music. Teacher #Letit. Beeb (BBC campaign) Creating Without Conflict

LEGAL ADVICE & ASSISTANCE • Breaches of contract • Copyright infringement • Defamation

CONTRACT &COPYRIGHT ADVICE • Publishing • Sync rights • Royalties • Sampling • Session work • Equitable Remuneration

CONTRACT & COPYRIGHT ADVICE • Internet • Streaming • Downloads • You. Tube • Spotify / Deezer • Pandora • ? ? ?

INSURANCES • Public liability • Equipment • Personal Accident • Travel • Medical

LIVE PERFORMANCES • Stagecraft • Promotion • Merchandising • Touring • PR

POLITICAL LOBBYING • Parliamentary Group • Trade Union Network (TUC etc) • 1 to 1 contact with politicians • Media Releases and Interviews

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