We’re proud to have contributed to and signed onto this statement alongside 9 national unions and dozens of locals. This moment calls for a united labor front. Fellow unions, join us! The labor movement holds one value above all others: solidarity. Labor demands an end to the Trump administration’s assaults on immigrant workers, freedom of […]
NWU denounces Trump’s plan for U.S. “AI dominance”
The National Writers Union (NWU) calls on Congress, state legislators, and policy makers in other countries to reject President Donald Trump’s call for U.S. “dominance” in artificial intelligence (AI). We don’t want AI policy to be set by Executive Order rather than by legislation, and we’ve already spelled out our AI wish list in our […]
NWU Declares: We are a Sanctuary Union
The National Writers Union declares itself a “Sanctuary Union.” We declare that we — Will protect the rights and safety of all of our members; Will do everything within our power to ensure the safety and security of our members regardless of immigration status; Will not voluntarily cooperate with federal agents in the prosecution or […]
NWU Reaches Agreement with the Intercept on Member’s Work Debunking NYT Oct 7 Expose
The National Writers Union (NWU) is pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached with The Intercept concerning a grievance by NWU member Arun Gupta. The Intercept commissioned Mr. Gupta to write an article debunking Israel’s claims of rape during the October 7 Hamas attacks that were featured in the New York Times report, […]
On the Line with Amazon Workers
Being on the picket line for a few days with striking Amazon drivers just before Christmas was a positive experience. I was very proud as a member and elected officer of the National Writers Union to be on that line in solidarity with workers on strike. I saw the mostly young people on the picket […]
At Cornell, Labor & Academia Convene on the Future of AI
NWU members aren’t the only organized workers thinking strategically about the impacts AI is having on our working conditions these days—it’s on the mind of the labor movement writ large. That’s why earlier this month staff organizers from CWA and the AFL-CIO Technology Institute teamed up with UNI Global Union researchers and the Cornell School […]
NWU Joins Coalition Calling on California Officials to Respect Freedom of Press
As a union fighting for the rights of media workers, we’re proud to have joined these organizations in calling on California officials to act with transparency and respect for the role of the press in documenting sweeps of homeless encampments: The First Amendment Coalition, Los Angeles Press Club, and National Press Photographers Association, joined by […]
NWU Statement on California’s Backroom Deal with Big Tech
The National Writers Union joins our Media Guild of the West colleagues in rejecting the California legislature’s recent backroom deal with Big Tech, which lawmakers have accepted in place of legislation that would properly tax these mega-corporations and sustainably fund California’s struggling news ecosystem. NWU especially condemns the deal’s bizarre provision for Google to fund […]
NWU Statement on the Assassinations of Ismail al-Ghoul and Rami al-Rifi
In solidarity with our sibling union the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate (PJS), and in the strongest possible terms, the National Writers Union (NWU) condemns the assassinations of our comrades Al Jazeera correspondent Ismail al-Ghoul and photographer Rami al-Rifi on July 31, 2024. The pair were killed in an Israeli strike while covering events in al-Shati Refugee […]
NWU at the Maine AFL-CIO COPE Convention
The Maine AFL-CIO held its biannual Committee on Political Education Convention, June 27-28, 2024, in Auburn, Maine. The convention was attended by delegates and guests from 42 affiliates (union locals and CLCs), representing over 16,000 union members across the state. Lorri Nandrea (NWU-Boston Chapter) attended as a delegate from the Western Maine Labor Council. The convention […]
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