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Announcing “Office Hours”: A coast-to-coast educational series by The Rising Artist Foundation and United Musicians and Allied Workers
Office Hours is a free educational series with a rotating roster of industry guest speakers and artists. This monthly series is a joint project of The Rising Artist Foundation and United Musicians and Allied Workers to present honest information on how to navigate the music industry.
Not Another Bomb NYC Rally — Join the UMAW Contingent!
Join the UMAW contingent in supporting the Not Another Bomb day of action in NYC! We will be joining a broad coalition of labor and movement organizations to demand an immediate arms embargo on Israel.
Join UMAW at This Thursday's NYC labor Rally for a Ceasefire
United Musicians and Allied Workers is proud to join the coalition of unions, workers' groups, and Palestinian, Jewish and community organizations for this Thursday's NYC labor rally for a ceasefire.
Join us this Thursday, December 21 at 5pm in NYPL Bryant Park.
Coalition Letter to Austin Parks and Rec Board
We, the coalition of undersigned organizations, strongly support the passage of the Austin Parks and Recreation Board recommendation titled, “Recommend that the City of Austin Council Support a Fair Pay for SXSW Performing Artists.” We believe this recommendation will be a meaningful step toward ensuring fair working conditions for cultural workers in the City of Austin.
Update on May 31 Protest at Penske Media Offices to Call for Fair Pay at SXSW
Coalition of musician groups to hold NYC rally on Wednesday, calling on SXSW's primary owners—Penske Media—to increase artst payments at the Austin Festival. SXSW has refused to give artists a raise for well over a decade.
NYC musician coalition announces May 31 protest at Penske Media offices to call for Fair Pay at SXSW
A coalition of musician groups and allies – including the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers, Music Workers Alliance, New York Working Families Party, NYC-DSA, Bandcamp United, and Secretly Group Union – have announced a rally on May 31 outside of the NYC offices of the owners of the SXSW festival, Penske Media Corporation
Join us at SXSW
The Union of Musicians and Allied Workers (UMAW) has announced it will be escalating its Fair Pay at SXSW campaign with two events in Austin during the week of the SXSW music festival: a showcase on March 14 at Hole in the Wall, and a protest rally on March 16 outside the Austin Convention Center.
