WGGB - the writers' unionSep 13, 2023

"One of the great cons of our times is the notion that creating culture... is somehow a privilege, when actually it's work"

WGGB President Sandi Toksvig OBE introducing our motion Streaming and fair pay for writers, which was carried at #TUC23 today

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https://writersguild.org.uk/streaming-and-fair-pay-for-writers-wggb-motion-passes-at-tuc-congress/

Streaming and fair pay for writers – WGGB motion passes at TUC Congress - Writers' Guild of Great Britain

Our motion to TUC Congress on Streaming and fair pay for writers was today passed at the high-profile event in the trade union calendar, which this year took place in Liverpool. It was moved by WGGB President Sandi Toksvig OBE, seconded by our sister union Equity, and supported by NUJ and Prospect. It called for … Continued

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WGGB - the writers' unionSep 11, 2023

It's TUC Congress this week and a WGGB delegation is there in Liverpool and will propose a motion on 'Streaming and fair pay for writers' on Wednesday

Find out more, including how you can follow live!

https://writersguild.org.uk/congress2023/

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WGGB at TUC Congress 2023 - Writers' Guild of Great Britain

The 155th annual TUC Congress takes place this week at Liverpool Waterfront. Congress is the policy-making body of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and motions are proposed and discussed to form the basis of the TUC’s work for the next year. The high-profile event – widely regarded as the first big set piece occasion after … Continued

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Labour HistorySep 10, 2023
#TradeUnions #Badges
As delegates gather in Liverpool for the start of #TUC23, we look back at more than one hundred years of commemorative badges https://sslh.org.uk/2022/12/01/slogans-and-souvenirs-tuc-delegate-badges-from-1899-to-the-present-day/
Slogans and souvenirs: TUC delegate badges from 1899 to the present day

Delegates to the TUC’s annual congresses have been sent home with a commemorative badge for well over a century. But, as Mark Crail reports, these small souvenirs often carry a message about how th…

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