(Report to the NWU Executive Board – November 21, 2020) When PA went to Biden on November 7, there was dancing in the streets. In NYC, we went out for dinner with friends to a little tapas place on 95th St., and every guest received a glass of champagne as they were seated at an […]
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Introducing The 2020-2021 Freelance Solidarity Project Organizing Committee
Starting October 23rd, 2020, the Freelance Solidarity Project has a new organizing committee. Congratulations to the ten members who were elected by the membership! The committee is listed below, and will hold their positions for a one-year term. If you are not yet a member of the Freelance Solidarity Project and would like more information […]
The Freelance Solidarity Project Announces Candidates For 2020-2021 Organizing Committee
The Freelance Solidarity Project is now electing the 2020-2021 organizing committee. All members of FSP can vote for up to ten candidates who will, over the next twelve months, be responsible for: communication between chairs and members, guiding conversations and facilitating open discussions, and managing key areas of the project, such as strategy, research, and […]
Comedy Play Excerpt: Adventures of Jorge and Monte
Below is an excerpt from my comedy, The Adventures of Jorge and Monte. The particular excerpt is relevant for the upcoming election. A little satire is always good. (c. 2020) Jorge and Monte are close, working-class friends living in a modest neighborhood. Together their adventures show a lighter side of Latino life. It has a […]
Worse Case Scenario: An Election Story
Like Charles Dickens with his Pickwick Papers novel, I have been publishing my work in progress, Worst Case Scenario: Election Night 2020, in serial form on a website. The president was impressed with the smooth transition America was making to this new form of government. He knew with a cold certainty that the Democrats had […]
BEYOND THE BARS
The NWUSO (Workers Write) sponsors a series of ongoing writing classes for a range of groups to amplify unheard voices. A year ago NWUSO–—the non-profit arm of the National Writers Union (NWU)—began an ongoing writing workshop with Beyond the Bars. It’s an 11-year-old program started by Cheryl Wilkerson and Kathy Boudin at the Columbia School of Social Work, and […]
Graduated Payment Campaign
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on our livelihoods, the Freelance Solidarity Project is calling on all print and digital publications to adopt a graduated payment schedule and rapid-reimbursement policy for freelance work in progress since January 1, 2020. If a submission was assigned, filed, edited, or otherwise considered “in progress” this calendar year, […]
Prop 22: Contractor or Employee?
Defining who is an employee and who is an independent contractor is a critical labor topic being addressed by Congress, the Trump administration, the courts, and state legislatures. It has particular relevance for writers of all types. In California, the National Writers Union has supported AB 5 and AB 2257 and now opposes Proposition 22 […]
Pass the Amended HEROES Act for Mixed Earner Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
Last July, NWU joined a coalition of 19 groups to lobby Congress for Mixed Earner Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. Under the leadership of SAG-AFTRA, the coalition has grown to 97 organizations. This week, new legislation was introduced updating the HEROES Act and including for the first time, benefits for those who derive their income from a […]
Free Julian Assange!
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition hearing is currently taking place in London. He has been behind bars in a British prison in the east of London since April 2019, and was initially held in solitary confinement. Assange is a member of the IFJ Australian affiliate MEAA and holds an IFJ press card. He is being charged […]
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