To all Equity members - who are up-to-date with their subs...
At the end of September Equity will send out election forms, for a new General Secretary. Current General Secretary Ian McGarry is retiring. There should be 3 contenders for this position. I will be one of them.
In previous General Secretary Equity elections; 76% of Equity members did not bother to vote. Democracy is very important; if we are to have a vibrant union that is forward looking. Some members seem to think that all they have to do - is pay their subs.
If Equity is to be a force to be reckoned with when negotiating fees with employers; we must rely on the membership for their active support. It is vital that members participate in elections. Please do not waste your vote.
Since 1996, when I met with Oliver Heald Under Secretary of State for Social Security, to stop the government removing Class 1 N.I. Status and unemployment benefit; I have sought to improve the working conditions of all performers. From 1997 I have been campaigning against bogus agencies charging up-front fees; with great success. Equity has finally admitted in the Autumn Journal (page 10) ‘Agency Regulations may be a paper tiger'; that the DTI have misled the union membership on up-front fee regulations. It took my personal intervention on this issue, to force the DTI - to admit that bogus agencies can still take up-front fees, as a precondition to representation.
If you have any questions, please do let me know. Remember, whoever you support – please vote!
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