Media and Entertainment International
The Media and Entertainment International (MEI) was a global union federation representing workers in the arts.
| Merged into | Union Network International |
|---|---|
| Founded | 3–4 December 1993 |
| Dissolved | 31 December 1999 |
Key people | Jim Wilson, Gen Sec |
| Affiliations | ICFTU |
The federation was founded in 1993 with the merger of the International Secretariat of Arts, Communications, Media and Entertainment Trade Unions and the International Federation of Trade Unions of Audio-Visual Workers. Originally named the International Secretariat for Arts, Mass Media and Entertainment Trade Unions (ISAMMETU), in 1995 it renamed itself as the "Media and Entertainment International".[1]
The federation campaigned in support of public service broadcasting, and in support of minimum working conditions for freelance film and theatre workers. The federation failed to agree a common policy on whether governments should mandate that a particular percentage of media should be produced locally.[2]
On 1 January 2000, the federation merged with the International Federation of Commercial, Clerical, Professional and Technical Employees, International Graphical Federation and Communications International, to form the Union Network International.[3]
Throughout its existence the federation was led by general secretary Jim Wilson and president Tony Lennon.[2]
References
- Docherty, James C.; van der Velden, Sjaak (2012). Historical Dictionary of Organized Labor. Scarecrow Press. p. 180. ISBN 0810879883.
- Gordon, Michael E.; Turner, Lowell (2000). Transnational Cooperation Among Labor Unions. Cornell Press. pp. 174–175, 296. ISBN 0801437792.
- "FAQs". UNI Global Union. Retrieved 9 May 2018.