WHO ARE WE?

MWA is an organization of, by, and for independent music workers. MWA seeks to initiate, organize, and support collective action that empowers independent music workers.

Find out more about the people involved in MWA: Who We Are

WHAT ARE MWA’S PRIORITIES?

• Fighting for music workers at the federal, state and city level for access to benefits and fair protections

• Economic justice and fair working conditions for music workers in live venues and recorded music settings (e.g. fair contracts, contracts for all, minimum pay rates, fair pay for venues that stream gigs, protections against discrimination and harassment)

• Economic justice in the digital domain (e.g. fair copyright protections, stopping copyright infringement, fair pay and rules for streaming, expansion of fair opportunities for DJs to monetize sets)

• Social justice/culture shift (equal access for people of color and other underrepresented groups in the industry) (e.g. fighting against discrimination in hiring and pay, fair royalties, fighting to get past work recognized and paid, elevating the contributions of people of color in the industry, etc.
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MWA works with other organizations where and when our principles, perspectives and goals are in harmony with theirs. Our "Points Of Unity" document lists many of MWA's core beliefs: