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 […]
How The PRO Act Helps Freelancers: A Legal Analysis
In March, the National Writers Union and the Freelance Solidarity Project released a statement of support for the PRO Act, which has also been endorsed by the Author’s Guild, the Freelancers Union, the Dramatist Guild, and a host of other freelance writer and creator organizations. These organizations reject the false claim that the PRO Act’s […]
George Floyd and Moving Heaven and Earth
Let’s face it. It took millions of people taking to the streets for a solid year, thousands of arrests and literally moving heaven and earth to get the conviction of one racist cop who murdered George Floyd on camera, for the whole world to see. This is hardly balancing the “scales of justice.” In fact, […]
Announcing NWU National, Chapter and Delegate Elections
It’s time for NWU elections. Later this month you will receive a call for nominations that will include a description of each office and instructions on how to self-nominate for the position of your choice. All contested elections will be conducted electronically under the direction and supervision of E-Ballot. They will send out the ballots […]
NWU Enters Service Agreement with the Graphic Communications Conference
On Saturday, April 10, the NWU Executive Board and Delegates voted by a 2-1 margin to accept a service agreement with the Graphic Communications Conference (GCC) of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters(IBT). The service agreement is not an affiliation, but calls for NWU to have access to legal, organizing and legislative assistance, strategic research, training […]
The National Writers Union and the Freelance Solidarity Project Support the PRO Act
WE SUPPORT THE PRO ACT The Protecting the Right to Organize Act—or the PRO Act—would be transformative for workers. It would help grow and strengthen unions in the United States by addressing some of the core weaknesses of our current labor laws. For starters, it would: Make it easier to form a union Expand the […]
Music and Entertainment Community Statement on Final Passage of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Washington, D.C. (March 10, 2021) Today representatives of the American music and entertainment community issued the following statement on the passage of the COVID-19 relief and economic stimulus bill. “The American Rescue Plan provides absolutely essential economic relief for workers in the American creative community who continue to face an uncertain path back to work […]
International NWU Solidarity at the Istanbul Municipal Workers’ Picket Line
Istanbul, TURKEY – On February 15, 2,300 Kadıköy municipal workers went on strike against the low wages offered by the borough administration after a long five-month collective bargaining process. As a journalist and member of NWU, I was there on February 17, when hundreds of the striking workers gathered to demonstrate in front of the […]
NWU Comments on Draft of “Digital Copyright Act of 2021”
The NWU has submitted comments regarding changes to the U.S. Copyright Act to Senators Patrick Leahy and Thom Tillis, who are the chair and ranking minority member respectively of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property. Our response addresses Tillis’ discussion draft of the proposed Digital Copyright Act of 2021. As we noted last year, […]
Mumia has COVID-19 – Free Him Now!
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