Just this weekend, the actors' union, Equity, opened up its membership to professional models.
However this appears, once again, to be a case of the press undervaluing our union, Equity.
Mr Howells met the actors' union, Equity, and the producers' body, Pact, last week to try to break the deadlock.
No mention was made of my union, Equity, to which I have belonged for many years with gratitude and loyalty.
This week, Jean Rogers of the actors' union Equity spoke out, highlighting the need for better employment opportunities for women.
Chris Barltropp of the union Equity was chairman of the industry sub-committee which contributed to the report.
The other four broadcasting unions representing BBC staff – Bectu, the Musicians' Union, Equity and Unite – all voted to accept the revised offer.
Arts Council England also put ENO "under special monitoring arrangements" after a series of management crises, sparking similar concerns from the performers' union Equity.
The chorus, which also faces four redundancies, are due to vote in a ballot on industrial action, announced by the union Equity last week.
"There are two kinds of partnership," said Robinson, a former vice-president of actors' union Equity and a former member of the Labour Party's National Executive Committee.
