Being on the picket line for a few days with striking Amazon drivers just before Christmas was a positive experience. I was very proud as a member and elected officer of the National Writers Union to be on that line in solidarity with workers on strike. I saw the mostly young people on the picket […]
NWU Joins Coalition Urging Officials to Respect Role of Press in LA Fires
NWU’s Executive Committee voted Friday to join 20 other press rights and civil liberties organizations in signing an open letter to California law enforcement officials, calling on them to honor the state law that permits press to enter closed areas impacted by the LA fires. “We understand and empathize with the difficult task firefighters and first […]
Honoring the Life of Alec Dubro, Former NWU President
The National Writers Union mourns the loss and celebrates the life of Alec Dubro, a lifelong freelance writer who served as president of our union from 1987 to 1990. Alec passed away on January 1 in Washington, DC, where he and his wife, Kim Fellner, have lived since 1993. “His time at the NWU was […]
NWU Sends Another $10,000 to the IFJ Safety Fund for Palestinian Journalists
My name is Jenna Martin, I work as an independent foreign affairs journalist and photographer, splitting my time between Montana and the Middle East. This year my work brought me to Egypt, Jordan and the West Bank. Considering the nature of this work, and the hostile treatment of journalists who report on issues of Palestine, […]
NWU Stands Unrelentingly with Gazan Journalists
“Every day that this war goes on, our commitment to Palestinian journalists and PJS grows stronger. They will not surrender and neither will we.” The National Writers Union (NWU) unequivocally condemns Israel’s ongoing, targeted murder of journalists. We are exasperated, incensed, and heartbroken over this massacre, with impunity, of our fellow journalists. An attack on […]
NWU’s 2024 Special Election Results
Hi fellow members, We’re excited to finally announce the results of NWU’s 2024 Special Election. This election was held to fill the remaining Delegate and Alternate positions ahead of the upcoming Delegate Assembly, which will take place November 15-17 in New York City. Ballots have all been tallied through eBallot by our vendor VoteNet, and write-in candidates […]
Governor Newsom Signs Senator Wiener’s Freelance Worker Bill Into Law
Press Release Contact Larry Goldbetter, President – lgoldbetter@nwu.org Eric Thurm, Campaign Coordinator – eric.d.thurm@gmail.com September 28, 2024 SACRAMENTO – Governor Newsom signed Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bill 988, the Freelance Worker Protection Act. SB 988 provides basic labor protections for freelance workers, such as the right to be paid on time and in full. […]
NWU Joins Coalition Calling on California Officials to Respect Freedom of Press
As a union fighting for the rights of media workers, we’re proud to have joined these organizations in calling on California officials to act with transparency and respect for the role of the press in documenting sweeps of homeless encampments: The First Amendment Coalition, Los Angeles Press Club, and National Press Photographers Association, joined by […]
NWU Statement on California’s Backroom Deal with Big Tech
The National Writers Union joins our Media Guild of the West colleagues in rejecting the California legislature’s recent backroom deal with Big Tech, which lawmakers have accepted in place of legislation that would properly tax these mega-corporations and sustainably fund California’s struggling news ecosystem. NWU especially condemns the deal’s bizarre provision for Google to fund […]
NWU Statement on the Assassinations of Ismail al-Ghoul and Rami al-Rifi
In solidarity with our sibling union the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate (PJS), and in the strongest possible terms, the National Writers Union (NWU) condemns the assassinations of our comrades Al Jazeera correspondent Ismail al-Ghoul and photographer Rami al-Rifi on July 31, 2024. The pair were killed in an Israeli strike while covering events in al-Shati Refugee […]
