STUC launch report on precarious work with contributions from Scottish Artists Union members

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Challenging Unfair Work

The Scottish Artists Union are launching a Fair Work Contract for its members to combat unfair work practices. This is part of a wider campaign against unfair, precarious work, which affects young workers in particular. Learn more about this from STUC’s Better Than Zero activists and how vital this is in navigating a career in the creative industries in Scotland.

Speakers will include Ellis O'Keefe and Martyn Forbes from Better Than Zero, who have experience of unfair work practices in the creative industries and challenges of being a young worker in these precarious times.

The Scottish Artists Union will also have a stall where artists can find out more about the union and students graduating this year can join at the new Graduate Membership rate of just £3 per month for your first 12 months of their membership.

Open to all union members, artists, students, educators and anyone interested in the work of the Scottish Artists Union challenging unfair work pratices in the visual arts and creative industries. Join us in the Vic Bar for drinks to continue the conversation.

This event is part of the Glasgow School of Art Student Association's Dress Rehearsal fortnight long programme of events for the GSA Degree Show and Graduation 31st May - 14 June 2019, find out more here

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Graduate Membership of the Scottish Artists Union is open to final year undergraduate/college students, graduates and all post-graduates. Up until 31st March 2025 the fee will be £36.00 for the first year of your union membership. Your first payment of membership fees will cover the first 3 months of your membership, i.e. 3 x £3.00 = £9.00. After the third month of your membership, your direct debit payments will continue at the fee of £3.00 per month for the remainder of your Graduate membership year.  If you join on or after 1st April 2025 please note that the fee will increase to £39.00 for the first year of your union membership.

Criteria

• Graduate Membership of the Scottish Artists Union is open to final year undergraduate/college students, post-graduate students and graduates. Currently the fee is paid by a monthly Direct Debit at £3.00 per month for the first 12 months of your Union membership. Members joining after 1st April will set up a recurring card payment of £3.25 per. month for the first year.
  

• Membership at the 'Graduate' rate will be for 12 months - this opportunity is only open for the first year of a new membership to the Union (a graduate applicant cannot be an existing member or previously had a Scottish Artists Union membership). 
  

• As a Graduate Member of the Union you must still be able to meet a minimum of two membership criteria as an Associate Member, or a minimum of four membership criteria as a Full Member. (see Membership criteria here)

• At the end of the 12 months your membership will be reassessed regarding your eligibility for Full or Associate membership of the Union, and regular terms and subscription fees will apply.

Final Year and Post-Graduate Students

• Join the Union at Graduate rate within the final year of an undergraduate/college course, or a post-graduate course for 12 months only - before then moving on to regular Union rates.
  

• Insurance cover from or representation by Scottish Artists Union will only relate to professional artist practice not connected in any way to the course either formally or informally.

• Access to all other benefits of membership is available, including attendance to all Union events and learning programme workshops.

Graduate Students

• Join the Union at Graduate rate within 12 months of graduating from either an undergraduate or post-graduate course - before then moving on to regular Union rates.

• Insurance cover from or representation by Scottish Artists Union will relate to professional artist practice only.

• Access to all other benefits of membership is available, including attendance to all Union events and learning programme workshops.

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