We, a coalition of 41 civil-society and press-freedom organizations condemn the arrest and detention of Nashville journalist Estefany Rodriguez by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). We urge ICE to release her immediately. The First Amendment was created to protect against government targeting of reporters and speech more broadly. Rodriguez’s lawyers have argued that her […]
NWU, WGAE Condemn Layoffs at the Washington Post
The Writers Guild of America East has signed on in support of this statement. The National Writers Union condemns the layoffs at the Washington Post and joins the Washington Post Guild, the Washington Post Tech Guild, and The NewsGuild in their demand that Jeff Bezos, the owner of the Post and one of the richest […]
NWU Condemns the Arrests of Independent Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort
On Friday, federal agents arrested journalists Georgia Fort and Don Lemon on charges that their presence at a demonstration at a Minnesota church violated federal law. The National Writers Union condemns the arrest of these journalists and calls for their immediate release. We also call on our colleagues at mainstream news outlets to provide truthful […]
Reconnecting, and It Feels So Good
By Ruth E. Thaler-Carter Somehow, I managed not to renew my NWU membership — despite being a charter member and a strong supporters of unions — for longer than I realized. Now I’m back, and very glad to be reconnected with this valuable and inspiring community. Unions in general and the NWU in particular are […]
NWU Adopts AI Policy for Union Business
In accordance with our Principles and Policy Platform, NWU maintains the following policies governing generative AI in union activity: Every meeting should have a designated human note-taker. Documenting proceedings is important for future reference, for knowledge sharing, and for those members who prefer written information. Meeting leads can facilitate this by providing notes templates, and […]
Meeting Kalifah: Tucson chapter members support an asylum seeker
Immigration firestorms aren’t new to Tucson, Arizona. An hour’s drive from the Mexico border, U.S. Border Patrol checkpoints take up too much space along the route, even on Indigenous lands. The militarization on this beautiful desert land is further demonstrated by Border Patrol surveillance towers and the trucks that lumber through the desert looking to […]
The Role of the U.S. Poet Laureate
Congratulations to esteemed poet Arthur Sze of Santa Fe on his appointment as U.S. Poet Laureate. As a New Mexico poet myself who is a great admirer of the elegant, contemplative work of the former Santa Fe Poet Laureate and now U.S. Poet Laureate, I make the following comments with respect in hopes that Maestro […]
Settlement of AI lawsuit gets tentative approval; some writers will get paid, but mostly only if they make claims
[After the proposed settlement was tentatively approved and the notice above was sent, the deadlines were extended for a second time. The deadline to opt out is now January 29, 2026, and the deadline to submit claims is March 30, 2026. Note that despite the statement above that “a settlement has been reached”, the proposed […]
NWU Statement on the Suspension of Jimmy Kimmel
The National Writers Union stands in solidarity with Jimmy Kimmel and his staff against the suspension of their late-night comedy show, and applauds the announcement that the show will return. Though the reversal demonstrates the power of media workers and their audiences to organize effective opposition to censorship and political repression, the decision to suspend […]
“The Largest Massacre of Journalists and Media Workers in Modern History”
Update: The Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association (AMEJA) has signed onto this statement. You can read more about their crucial work supporting journalists of Middle Eastern and North African heritage at ameja.org. On August 12, 2025, two days after Israel committed a targeted attack on a journalist tent inside the compound of Al Shifa […]
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