Aktyvios kūrėjų profesinės sąjungos utopija ar realybė?
LTStraipsnyje „Aktyvios kūrėjų profesinės sąjungos - utopija ar realybė?" aptariama menininkus vienijančių profesinių organizacijų istorija, tipai, remiantis atliktais giluminiais interviu, analizuojamos pagrindinės Lietuvos kūrėjų profesinių sąjungų problemos ir, pasitelkus Jungtinės Karalystės meno kūrėjų profesinės sąjungos Equity pavyzdį, pateikiami šių problemų sprendimo, labiau kintančius kūrėjų poreikius atitinkančio modelio adaptavimo, pasiūlymai.
ENThis article searches for the answer to the question, which is formulated in the title: if active trade unions of artists are possible in Lithuania (and in other countries) or not. This phenomenon is not widely studied in Lithuania. There are some general monographs discussing problems of trade unions, where some references to artist trade unions are observed. After bigger protests, actions or other problems, short reports appear in media. Despite this, the sphere is problematic and interesting enough for a more comprehensive scientific study. This article is written using the material, which was collected conducting researches or analyzing theoretical material in the master paper'Perspectives of Artists'Trade Unions in Lithuania'. The article also employed sociological qualitative research methods (ten interviews with the leaders of Lithuanian artist trade unions and other persons related to this sphere in one way or another). The article briefly reviews the history of trade unions in Lithuania and the world, the emergence of the artists' unions; it also makes an attempt to identify the main types of artists' trade unions that are acting in Lithuania and to analyse their main features. Later, the example of foreign organization, i.e., performing artists' trade union 'Equity' in the United Kingdom, is introduced. Certain aspects of the English model may be used in Lithuanian organizations. The article states that despite the fact that there are some organizations in Lithuania, which follow the Western examples and represent the creators in pro-active ways (e.g. the Union of Journalists), the majority of artist trade unions still have to intensify efforts to better respond to the needs of contemporary artists , to use the opportunities offered by the Internet, and to actualize the range of the provided services.
