After the Presidential election last November, we ran a piece, “The War Is Not Over.” On January 6, a racist mob, urged on by Trump & Co., attacked the US Capitol building and assaulted media workers covering the riot. Journalists outside the Capitol were threatened and surrounded, equipment destroyed and stolen. “Murder the media” was […]
What’s Ahead in 2021 from the Copyright Office and Congress?
Writers can expect further gains in U.S. Copyright Office procedures in 2021, but we may have a fight ahead in Congress to block yet another attempt to effectively revoke copyright protection for so-called “orphan works,” including those central to some NWU members’ and other writers’ livelihoods.
Reportback: Writers’ Day Camp, October 24, 2020
REPORTBACK: WRITERS’ DAY CAMP WITH CHARLES COE October 24, 2020 by Shannon O’Connor by Shannon O’Connor Charles Coe has been doing his Writers’ Day Camp for a while, but I had never gone until October of this year. I went because lately I have been trying to stretch my writing muscles in different […]
Defector Announces Principles for Freelancers
The Freelance Solidarity Project is excited to present a unilateral announcement with Defector’s editorial collective, which outlines a set of shared principles for freelance digital media workers. The complete document can be reviewed on Defector’s website. The document makes transparent the standards that will create an equitable, professional relationship between all kinds of digital media […]
The Intercept Announces Principles for Freelancers
Over the past year, members of The Freelance Solidarity Project (NWU) and The Intercept have been collaborating to create a set of shared principles for freelance digital media workers. Today, we are proud to present our unilateral announcement of those principles. The complete document can be reviewed on The Intercept’s website. They are designed to […]
NWU Hosts “Beyond the Bars” Reading
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NY Chapter’s Tim Sheard Guest at DC Chapter Meeting
NY Chapter co-chair Tim Sheard was the special guest at our virtual NWU Chapter meeting held via Zoom on Sunday, Nov. 15. A retired nurse, author, and publisher at Hard Ball Press, Sheard gave the Washington, DC Chapter a sneak peek of his new book, A Pandemic Nurse’s Diary, about true stories of essential hospital workers during […]
NWU Fights Racist Attacks on NYC Homeless
New York – November 29: Today about 80 community residents and residents of the temporary homeless shelter at the Lucerne Hotel protested Mayor de Blasio’s plan to move the men to another hotel in the Wall St. financial district. We demanded that the 5,500 homeless people currently in unsafe congregate shelters be placed in the […]
NWU Is Seeking New Union Affiliation
Since the NWU’s decision to disaffiliate from the United Auto Workers last year, our executive committee has been working hard to find a new partner for our union as we move forward with our work to raise standards for freelance media workers. We have explored both affiliation with another large international union as well as […]
NWU Establishes BLM Committee
The Executive Board unanimously voted on November 21, 2020, to create a Black Lives Matter Committee. Demetria Wambia and AJ Springer will co-chair. The committee will actively seek to increase diversity within the Union (including leadership positions) and within industries that have historically not employed or retained a significant amount of Black talent, such as book […]
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