The NWU and allied organizations representing people who earn our living as creators of copyrighted works will take part in a free, online conference on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, “Creators and Their Advocates on How Writers, Photographers, Illustrators, Designers, Dramatists, Songwriters, and Composers Are Being Taken Advantage of — and What We Can Do About […]
Join “On the Front Lines”: Freelancers in the Ukraine War Zone
“Local journalists” and “fixers” are often undervalued & ill-supported in spite of their vital contributions to conflict journalism. At @FSP_NWUwe’re hosting a panel Wed. 4/20 at 1pm EDT to hear from Ukrainian freelancers about the challenges they’re facing & the support they need
Pay the 200 Former Black News Channel (BNC) Media Workers!
The National Writers Union stands in solidarity with the 200+ former Black News Channel (BNC) workers who were impacted by the company’s abrupt closure. On March 24, 2022, employees learned that the paychecks they were expecting would be delayed. On what should have been payday, March 25, 2022, BNC ceased operations two years after its […]
5 Points on BBC Strike in Turkey: How did journalists win?
Author: İlyas Coşkun, Occupational Rights Officer at Journalists’ Union of Turkey (TGS) We had 15 days that were educational for everyone. We tested the strength of our unity with the cold weather. BBC employees on strike, Journalists’ Union of Turkey, those whose hearts and words are with us, visiting colleagues, everyone who objects to low […]
Invasion of Ukraine Threatens Wider War – Demands International Solidarity
The world today is a very dangerous place. The Russian invasion of Ukraine marks a new threat level of a possible world war. It is a pre-World War I moment, with NATO troops massed in Poland and eastern Europe and more U.S. forces on alert, and more than 200,000 Russian troops on the move in […]
IFJ Calls on Unesco to Protect Journalists in Ukraine
27 February 2022 Since the outbreak of Russia’s armed conflict against Ukraine, the International Federation of Journalists has been in constant contact with its Ukrainian affiliates, NUJU and IMTUU, and has echoed warnings against journalists being seduced by disinformation. The IFJ and its affiliates around the world call on Unesco to do everything possible to […]
State Senator Andrew Gounardes, Assemblymember Harry Bronson Introduce ‘Freelance Isn’t Free’ Bill to Protect Freelancers Against Wage Theft Statewide
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tyler Adams, 917-597-4736, tyler@senatorgounardes.nyc To view the livestream of the press conference, click here Additional photos and videos available on request State Senator Andrew Gounardes, Assemblymember Harry Bronson Introduce ‘Freelance Isn’t Free’ Bill to Protect Freelancers Against Wage Theft Statewide One-Third of Americans Are Freelance or Contract Workers; S8369 Would Ensure […]
An Open Letter to the IOC on the Winter Olympic Games in China
President Thomas Bach […]
Freelance Isn’t Free Is Coming to New York State
The National Writers’ Union and the Freelance Solidarity Project (NWU’s Digital Media Division), are working to get a statewide version of the Freelance Isn’t Free Act passed in the New York State legislature this year. The bill, which is being co-sponsored by New York State Senator Andrew Gounardes (Democrat – District 22, in Brooklyn) and […]
Behind the Scenes with Playwright David Trujillo
NWU Member David Trujillo is on the eve of debuting his latest play, Legacy of a Garage Band. Here he talks about the story, themes and preparation to open his show in Long Beach, CA, mid-February. The deeper and more complex themes of my new play have to do with the opioid crisis and mental […]
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