No-one thinks they need a union until they are faced with the kind of crisis a union helps address.
The music business is often a dog eat dog affair where workers, especially women, are pitted against each other for limited opportunities and low pay. For the last ...
Performers accrue four weeks of annual leave each year, starting from day one of their employment. Performers may apply for annual leave at any time, and an employer can only refuse a request if the refusal is reasonable.
Two long-standing stalwarts of the Symphony Orchestra Musicians Association have been awarded Gold Honour Badges at MEAA’s Federal Council.
Growing up, I watched my father, a primary school teacher and principal, live union values, without big-noting himself as doing such.
He believed in fair and fought for it in and out of the workplace.
That meant it felt ...
When we all last met face-to-face in February 2020, it was to sign off on an ambitious strategy to grow our union’s membership, power and influence over the following four years.
