Musicians as Workers: Putting the UK Musicians' Union into Context
Vol. 41 No. 1 (2014), Articles
Vol. 41 No. 1 (2014)

Musicians as Workers: Putting the UK Musicians' Union into Context

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Published 2014-11-14
Martin Cloonan
University of Glasgow
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Cloonan, M. (2014). Musicians as Workers: Putting the UK Musicians’ Union into Context. MUSICultures, 41(1). Retrieved from https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/MC/article/view/22354
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Abstract

This article reports initial findings of research into the history of the British Musicians' Union (MU), which traces its roots back to 1893. It argues that, as the only organization that has been involved in all the major agreements within the UK's music industries, the MU is uniquely placed to provide a prism through which to view the professional lives of musicians—and the industries they work in—over a period of 120 years. It is further argued that understanding musicians as particular sorts of workers can shed further light on the complex relationships within those industries.
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