UPTOWN Magazine–a national publication with regional editions in Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Detroit, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. –has not been paying all of its freelance writers. Some writers remain unpaid since October, 2014. Together five writers, now represented by the National Writers Union, are owed $18,825 for work published by UPTOWN over the past three years. The NWU has tried repeatedly […]
NYC Chapter Resumes Monthly Series Oct. 11
The NY Chapter has resumed its monthly speaker programs, where writers can learn about the business side of writing. We will cover topics such as social media platforms for marketing, identifying and expressing your brand, writing kick-ass query letters and getting an agent/editor, creating a winning press packet, writing in multiple genres on multiple platforms, […]
Canada Lawsuit Could Affect You
Writers whose work might have been used by Canadian universities should be aware of a Monday, October 16, deadline. If you think you may be affected, that’s the date by which you would need to opt out if you’d prefer not to be included in a particular class of the suit. More background on the […]
Important Veterans’ Health Care Event on Thursday, Oct. 5
Union members across the country are pushing for better health care. Meanwhile, the Trump Administration is looking to privatize the Veterans Health Administration. What would that look like? What are alternative options? The American Federation of Government Employees, an AFL-CIO affiliate like the National Writers Union, is hosting a lunch time briefing on Capital Hill […]
NYC Labor Day Events
THE PARADE On September 9, UAW locals in the New York area responded to the racist terror that took place in Charlottesville the previous month. While we didn’t expect to see any Nazis that day, we did march past Trump Tower, home to the #1 white supremacist in the country, behind a huge banner that […]
First Online NEB Meeting, Muslim Travel Ban
NEB MEETING On September 16, we held our first-ever online National Executive Board meeting, with more than two dozen national officers, chapter and division chairs participating. Three resolutions passed, one on Fighting Islamophobia, another for an E-Book Addendum to the Guide on Book Contracts, and the third to support Separating the Copyrighting Office from the […]
Empowering Women At Work
Inspired by last winter’s Women’s March, which mobilized millions, United Auto Workers (UAW) Vice President Cindy Estrada told over 300 sisters, and some brothers, that they would acquire tools to empower women within their locals during the 41st International United Auto Workers (UAW) Women’s Conference August 6-11 in Black Lake, Michigan. […]
NWU and UAW Respond to Charlottesville at Trump Tower
New York, September 9 – The Labor Parade in NYC is always held the Saturday after Labor Day, and all of the UAW locals in the NY area took it as our opportunity to respond to the racist terror that took place in Charlottesville the month before. While we didn’t expect to see any Nazis […]
Women’s Committee Report to the 2017 NEB Meeting
“Empowering Women in the Workplace” was the theme of this year’s 41st International United Auto Workers (UAW) Women’s Conference at the Walter and May Reuther Family Education Center in Black Lake, Michigan, August 6 -11. The three core workshops were collective bargaining, grievance handling, and sexual harassment. President Dennis Williams, Vice President Cindy Estrada, and […]
Book Division Report for 2017 National Executive Board Meeting
Following are some highlights of actions taken by the Book Division since the 2015 Delegate Assembly. These include work on issues specific to writers of books, including to e-books. These also include policy advocacy related to legislation, regulations, and litigation that affect writers of work in other formats as well as authors of books, but […]
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