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Equity has written to Fish Audio to demand the online platform removes all unauthorised cloned voices from their AI voic...
04/06/2026

Equity has written to Fish Audio to demand the online platform removes all unauthorised cloned voices from their AI voice generator. This follows several complaints from Equity members who found their voice being misused and offered as an AI voice model on the platform without their consent. Equity has also demanded that the platform disclose “the manner in which the underlying recordings and associated biometric and personal data have been processed, distributed, licensed, transferred, or otherwise commercialised without the informed consent of the performers concerned.”

Fish Audio offers text to speech AI generated voices for use in content including audiobooks, chatbots and social media videos. Equity Industrial Official Shannon Sailing wrote to the platform on 22 May and is yet to receive a reply. We will continue to pursue Fish Audio on behalf of the 22 members involved so far and will keep you updated.

Read in full here: www.equity.org.uk/news/2026/equity-demands-fish-audio-removes-unauthorised-ai-voices

Increasing job sharing opportunities in the performing arts is top of the agenda for a new working party launched by Equ...
03/06/2026

Increasing job sharing opportunities in the performing arts is top of the agenda for a new working party launched by Equity's Stage Management Committee.

Open to members across the union, the Job Share Working Party aim to drive change across the performing arts and entertainment industry.

Want to get involved? Email [email protected]!

Read the full story on our website: equity.org.uk/news/2026/equity-stage-management-committee-takes-action-for-job-sharing

If you're a woman working in live comedy, Parliament wants to hear from you. Shape real change by sharing your experienc...
01/06/2026

If you're a woman working in live comedy, Parliament wants to hear from you. Shape real change by sharing your experiences: tinyurl.com/ysxu9ypw

Deadline closes 15 June.

27/05/2026

"Our members and their wages are not the big pressure on producers costs" — Equity General Secretary, Paul W Fleming talked to Times Radio about the possibility of strikes in the West End this summer.

Freelance Dance Artist in the Midlands? This one's for you! Join the conversation with Equity's Dance Committee and gues...
26/05/2026

Freelance Dance Artist in the Midlands? This one's for you!

Join the conversation with Equity's Dance Committee and guest speaker Avatara Ayuso on how our collective can and will improve dance artists’ working lives.

📅 18 June, 4pm
📍 Equity Birmingham, B5 5SL
🎟️ RSVP via email to Ian at [email protected]

Have your say in your union’s future: Vote now in Equity’s Council elections! 🗳️Who you’re voting to elect:☑️Equity Coun...
22/05/2026

Have your say in your union’s future: Vote now in Equity’s Council elections! 🗳️

Who you’re voting to elect:
☑️Equity Council
☑️Conference Business Committee
☑️Appeals Committee

You need to vote by post before 1 July. Your ballot should arrive with you in the coming days. If you haven’t received a ballot, contact [email protected]

Those standing for election to Council and the Committees are Equity members who freely give their time to build our union. Please give a moment of your time to vote for your chosen candidate.

All members 16 and over can vote for all positions. Don’t lose your voice – vote!

20/05/2026

Our members have spoken and its time to PAY UP in the West End! Watch til the end to catch exactly what they had to say at our ballot results announcement yesterday.

We now wait to get back round the negotiating table with SOLT but are already beginning preparations for a statutory ballot in the event that no significant movement is offered. If you're a member currently on a West End contract you will need to make sure your contact details, including your home address, are up to date on our system. Do this by logging in at Equity.org.uk

98% YES VOTE: West End performers and stage managers prepared to take strike action over pay and work-life balance. ✊ 9...
19/05/2026

98% YES VOTE: West End performers and stage managers prepared to take strike action over pay and work-life balance.

✊ 98% of current West End workers voted YES to supporting strike action on an 89% turnout in Equity’s indicative ballot.
✊ 99% of all West End workers from the past three years voted YES to back Equity’s claim for better pay and conditions on a 78% turnout.

Read more: www.equity.org.uk/news/2026/west-end-workers-vote-yes-for-strike-action-in-equity-indicative-ballot

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