WHO ARE WE?
MWA is an organization of, by, and for independent music workers. We came together because we are fed up with unfair treatment and lack of benefits, contracts, and representation. MWA’s shared purpose is to activate our power as music workers to create a community where music is valued financially and culturally and music workers benefit, and achieve dignity in our lives by engaging in collective action. Any self-identified music worker who supports the mission of MWA may apply to join MWA as a member.
WHAT ARE MWA’S PRIORITIES?
Fighting for music workers at the federal, state and city level for access to benefits and fair protections (e.g. safe reopening of live music, fair rules for outdoors music, access to UI benefits and safety nets, WPA- style public support of live music)
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. )
MWA’s previous work: https://musicworkersalliance.org/projects
MWA's STatement on Gov Cuomo's NY Arts Revival
FULL REPORT OF MWA's *HOW ARE WE SURVIVING* SURVEY
SIGN OUR ECONOMIC JUSTICE IN THE DIGITAL DOMAIN PETITION
Pandemic Unemployment Stories Countdown Campaign
