Thank you to Senator Savino and the Standing Committee on Internet and Technology for inviting me to testify today. My name is Larry Goldbetter and I am the President of the National Writers Union/Local 1981 of the United Auto Workers Union (UAW). We are a nation-wide amalgamated local of freelance writers, representing writers in all […]
NWU Supports GM Strikers! Shut It Down!
The nation-wide strike against General Motors by 50,000 of our UAW sisters and brothers is now in its third day, with 12 strikers arrested on the picket line in Spring Hill, Tennessee. GM made about $8 billion in profits globally last year, and about $4 billion in profit in the US under the contract that just […]
Labor Parade Brings International Solidarity to Trump’s Doorstep
Members of the UAW, including a contingent from NWU, brought the message of international solidarity to the NYC Labor Parade. Our banners read, “No Trump, No KKK, No Fascist USA!” and “Solidarity Has No Borders, No Ban – No Wall!” As we marched up 5th Ave., we stopped at Trump Tower and held a rally […]
Greetings to the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) on Your 5th General Assembly
Sisters and Brothers; The National Writers Union salutes you on your fifth General Assembly. You, more than most, are on the front lines of defending journalism and a free press under some of the most vicious attacks and violations of union rights. Your union has stood up to killings, arrests and intimidation of journalists and […]
Successful Launch of the Legal Action Fund
On June 20, the NWU and our nonprofit, the National Writers United Service Organization (NWUSO), launched our Legal Action Fund at the offices of the Levy Ratner labor law firm. The reception raised more than $13,000, which will be used to take group non-payment grievances to court as needed. The event was hosted by former […]
Reception for the NWUSO Legal Action Fund
In 2018, the National Writers Union collected more than $200,000 for almost 150 unpaid freelancers by waging Group Non-Payment Grievances. Most of these were settled directly and with the assistance of the UAW Legal Department , some had to go to court. All of the unpaid freelancers were paid 100% of what they were owed. […]
Reception for the NWUSO Legal Action Fund
In 2018, the National Writers Union collected more than $200,000 for almost 150 unpaid freelancers by waging Group Non-Payment Grievances. Most of these were settled directly by the union. And some, with the assistance of the UAW Legal Department, had to go to court. All of the unpaid freelancers were paid 100% of what they […]
Police “Confiscate a Newsroom” to Try to Reveal a Confidential Source
On Friday, May 10, ten San Francisco police officers and two FBI agents raided the home of freelance journalist and videographer Bryan Carmody. They showed up with sledge hammers and battering rams with guns drawn, and a search warrant looking for “stolen or embezzled” property. In reality, they were not so much looking for a […]
World Press Freedom Day 2019 – Support the IFJ Convention on the Safety and Protection of Media Workers
Lyra had worked at the Belfast Telegraph, was a member of the National Union of Journalists UK and Ireland and was a freelancer and novelist. She was killed after a gunman, apparently with the New IRA, fired shots towards the police. She was standing nearby, reporting live from the scene.
Mueller, “Collusion,” and the Corporate Media
That sucking sound you hear is the air going out of the room after the completion of the special prosecutor’s investigation. I don’t know about you, but personally, I feel a bit snookered, as if I had been tricked into a three-card Monty or a shell game. The thing that bothers me most is that […]
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