The following resolution was passed unanimously at the NWU Executive Board meeting on January 30, 2021. The National Writers Union is a labor organization dedicated to protect and enhance the labor rights of journalists, freelancers, and other media workers. As members of the International Federation of Journalists, we are involved and support the struggles of […]
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Some NWU Legislative Priorities for 2021
Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation (MEUC) NWU has been part of a large coalition of mixed earners, those who have both 1099 and W-2 income. As many as one million workers with mixed incomes received artificially low unemployment benefits or none at all, in the first stimulus package. Arts and entertainment workers have been disproportionately impacted. This coalition was […]
Double Life
I am an academic and an NWU member. That gives you a clue to the double professional life I live. As an academic, I published a book on work, stress, and health. With my colleague Renzo Bianchi, I have been involved in research on job-related depression and burnout. Recently Renzo and I developed the Occupational […]
Annual Boston Book Party Celebrated Virtually
The Boston Chapter celebrated members with books published in the last 12 months via a Zoom gathering on Sunday, January 31, giving members all around New England an opportunity to participate virtually. We may not have been able to socialize in person, or enjoy the usually delicious food, but we were able to hear from […]
The Capitol Riot
After the Presidential election last November, we ran a piece, “The War Is Not Over.” On January 6, a racist mob, urged on by Trump & Co., attacked the US Capitol building and assaulted media workers covering the riot. Journalists outside the Capitol were threatened and surrounded, equipment destroyed and stolen. “Murder the media” was […]
What’s Ahead in 2021 from the Copyright Office and Congress?
Writers can expect further gains in U.S. Copyright Office procedures in 2021, but we may have a fight ahead in Congress to block yet another attempt to effectively revoke copyright protection for so-called “orphan works,” including those central to some NWU members’ and other writers’ livelihoods.
Reportback: Writers’ Day Camp, October 24, 2020
REPORTBACK: WRITERS’ DAY CAMP WITH CHARLES COE October 24, 2020 by Shannon O’Connor by Shannon O’Connor Charles Coe has been doing his Writers’ Day Camp for a while, but I had never gone until October of this year. I went because lately I have been trying to stretch my writing muscles in different […]
Defector Announces Principles for Freelancers
The Freelance Solidarity Project is excited to present a unilateral announcement with Defector’s editorial collective, which outlines a set of shared principles for freelance digital media workers. The complete document can be reviewed on Defector’s website. The document makes transparent the standards that will create an equitable, professional relationship between all kinds of digital media […]
The Intercept Announces Principles for Freelancers
Over the past year, members of The Freelance Solidarity Project (NWU) and The Intercept have been collaborating to create a set of shared principles for freelance digital media workers. Today, we are proud to present our unilateral announcement of those principles. The complete document can be reviewed on The Intercept’s website. They are designed to […]
NWU Hosts “Beyond the Bars” Reading
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