After 2.5 years (!!) of bargaining, unionized workers at The New Yorker still do not have a fair contract — and they’re on the verge of a strike, if that’s what it will take to get what they deserve. You can learn more about their demands and what their picket line will look like in […]
A Year of Living Dangerously
In many ways, the past year has been a test for all of us and for our union. May 25 marked the one-year anniversary of the police killing of George Floyd and the anti-racist uprising that followed. The past year also featured the US Presidential election and the fascist storming of the US Capitol. It […]
Poison Pill Threatens Good Legislation
At least 322 journalists have been assaulted, 122 have been arrested or detained and more than 980 have reported press freedoms violations since the beginning of the year, according to the US Press Freedom Tracker. First Amendment Groups and Journalists in California were encouraged when state Senator Mike McGuire reintroduced SB 98 last year following […]
Documentary on the 1976 Downing of a Cuban Plane
In October 1976, a Cuban plane took off from Barbados to Jamaica. In a blip, Flight 455 disappeared from radar screens. Various aviation agencies, including the Cuban government, determined that two bombs hidden on the plane caused it to explode midair, the wreckage plummeting into the Caribbean Sea. All 73 people aboard were killed in […]
My Friend, Ursula
Ursula Le Guin and I first met in 1966 at a party at her house in Portland, Oregon. She was writing The Wizard of Earthsea, and I was cranking out fashion copy for a department store. We were both married to academic historians. She had three children and I, at the time, had none. When I […]
Journalists Say No to SB 98 Amendment Requiring Police Permission to Cover Protests
We, the undersigned organizations, which collectively represent thousands of California journalists, strongly oppose a recent amendment made to SB 98, a bill originally intended to protect journalists covering protests, demonstrations and civil unrest. This amendment may actually restrict existing press freedoms rather than expand them, turning this bill on its head and into something that […]
LABOR COALITION OPPOSES UBER AND LYFT’S PHONY “RIGHT TO BARGAIN” BILL
May 25th, 2021 Memo to NYS Legislature The DIRECT Coalition, composed of labor unions, policy and legal experts, immigrant and worker advocates strongly oppose the “Right to Bargain Act” for app-based drivers and delivery workers being pushed by Uber and Lyft in Albany. We urge you to vote against this bill if presented in the […]
BOOM! Studios Begins Work with #DisneyMustPay Task Force
For Immediate Release May 25, 2021 For More Information Kevin Lampe Kurth Lampe Worldwide (312) 617-7280 kevin@kurthlampe.com TaskForce@WritersMustBePaid.org BOOM! Studios Begins Work with #DisneyMustPay Task Force LOS ANGELES (May 25) – The #DisneyMustPay Joint Task Force is pleased to announce that BOOM! Studios have begun to work with them to achieve the Task Force’s goals […]
#DisneyMustPay Joint Task Force Announced by Major Writers Associations
For Immediate Release April 28, 2021 For More Information […]
Freelancers Support the PRO Act – Not Misinformation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Larry Goldbetter, lgoldbetter@nwu.org Freelance Organizations Support The PRO Act, Condemn Misinformation MONDAY, APRIL 26 – The National Writers Union and the Freelance Solidarity Project reiterate our support for the PRO Act, which has also been endorsed by the Authors Guild, the Freelancers Union, the Dramatists Guild, and a host of other freelance writer and creator organizations. We urge […]
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