The Musicians Union

The MU represents over 30,000 musicians and negotiate with all the major employers in the industry, as well as offering services, benefits and advice tailored to the required needs at every stage of a musician's career. The yearly membership prices of being in the musicians union are £20 for full time students, £165 when earning less than £20,000, and £213 when earning £20,000 or more per year.

- Be free from insurance worries - £2,000 of instrument insurance cover - £10 million public liability insurance cover - Personal accident cover - Professional expenses cover – help when dealing with tax authorities - Discounted professional indemnity insurance for those working in education - Independent motoring insurance - Avoid legal wrangles - Free legal advice and representation - Contract Advice and Negotiation Service - Unpaid fee recovery - Trade union representation for problems at work - Partnership Advisory Service - advice on working with other musicians - Get the recognition you deserve - Career development advice - Free training, workshops and networking events - Regional officials offering a face to face service on your day to day problems - Specialist officials to give advice on specific areas of your work - Help with issues such as hearing and health and safety - Protection against homelessnes and times of need - Join a bigger band - The MU is the largest organisation representing musicians in the UK - Influence the music industry through membership of organisations such as UK Music, PPL and the British Copyright Council - We work with other unions through the TUC and the Federation of Entertainment Unions to improve your rights - The MU has strong links with international governments and musicians’ organisations in order to secure improvements for musicians both here and abroad. - Be sure your voice is heard - Keep Music Live campaign to maintain live performance in theatres and beyond - Work not Play - worknotplay.co.uk – our stand against musicians being asked to work for free - Influence over policy in all Parliaments and Assemblies, for example through our parliamentary group - Lobbying successes such as the Live Music Act 2012, which has made it easier to put on gigs at grassroots level - Be better represented - The MU only represents musicians. - Do not have corporate members, which avoids potential conflicts of interest. - In everything, from legal cases to lobbying and from campaigns to negotiations, the MU is only ever acts in the interests of the musician.