Living on the other side of the country from NWU headquarters, I have sometimes felt out of the loop with regard to NYC cultural activities, events, in-house meetings and opportunities. So as the editor of newsletter and website, I enjoy the opportunity to reach out to members around the country and get them to contribute […]
Archives for 2018
RESOLUTION ON FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND AVID SERVICES AND RETIREMENT RESOURCES
WHEREAS, half of all working Americans (55 Million) don’t have access to an employer sponsored retirement savings plan; WHEREAS, 80% of those with employee retirement savings do save, though inadequately for retirement, only 8 % of people whose employers offer no retirement savings do in fact save; WHEREAS, 1 in 3 American’s retiring from full […]
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE POOR PEOPLE’S CAMPAIGN
WHEREAS the desperate needs of the poor in the U.S. have gone unsatisfied. WHEREAS the cost of housing, food,clothing and other basic essentials have continued to rise. WHEREAS government cutbacks by the Trump administration has further humiliated and exacerbated the living conditions of the poor. WHEREAS the current administration continues it policy of wasteful military […]
Resolution Opposing the Separation of Immigrant Families Crossing into the US
A RESOLUTION IN OPPOSITION TO THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S POLICY TO SEPARATE CHILDREN FROM THEIR PARENTS AS IT MAXIMIZES PROSECUTION OF ALL UNDOCUMENTED BORDER CROSSERS, INCLUDING ASYLUM SEEKERS WHEREAS, the Trump administration’s Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced in early May a new “zero tolerance” policy in which they […]
RESOLUTION TO END WORLDWIDE DISCRIMINATION AND ABUSE AGAINST WOMEN JOURNALISTS
RESOLUTION: Passed Unanimously NWU Delegate Assembly, August 12, 2018 Global Call for Action to End Worldwide Discrimination and Abuse Against Women Journalists WHEREAS, gender-based violence is one of the most prevalent and tolerated human rights violations in the world; WHEREAS, the AFL-CIO is part of the International Confederation of Trades Unions Campaign to Stop Gender-Based […]
RESOLUTION CALLING FOR FREEDOM FOR MANUEL DURAN
WHEREAS the National Writers Union is an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life and supporting writers and freedom of expression AND WHEREAS the National Writers Union needs to raise awareness regarding the current immigration state of affairs and attacks against immigrants by the current administration, AND WHEREAS the National Writers Union represents immigrant […]
President’s Report to the 2018 Delegate Assembly
Membership As of this writing, we have 1038 members, more or less where we have been for some time. One interesting aspect of our union, which accepts everyone who applies, that we hundreds of new members join every year, and when things don’t work out for whatever reason, hundreds leave as well. There is tremendous […]
Report to the NWU Delegate Assembly on International Activities, 2015-2018
The market for writing is global, as is the need for solidarity of working writers. Writers from around the world compete for jobs and freelance assignments with publishers around the world. We market and distribute our writing to, and earn revenues from, readers around the world, indirectly (through publishers and licensing agreements) and directly (as self-publishers, especially in […]
NWU Women’s Committee Report to the Delegate Assembly, August 2018
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) reports that at least 1 in every 2 journalists have suffered sexual harassment, psychological abuse, online trolling and other forms of human rights abuses. IFJ Gender Counsel director Mindy Ran writes that “we mourn the loss of six of our sisters in 2015, from France, the Philippines, Somalia, South Sudan and […]
Solidarity Greetings from NATIONAL UNION JOURNALISTS (NUJ)
NU.I NATIONAL UNION of JOURNALISTS 23rd July 2018 Fraternal greeting from the Irish Executive Council of the National Union of Journalists, UK & Ireland. On behalf of members of the NUJ in the Republic and Northern Ireland may I extend best wishes as you gather for your Delegate Assembly in New York. You meet at a […]
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