On October 22, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the “Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019” (CASE Act), H.R. 2426, by a vote of 410 to 6: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2426 The NWU along with many creators’ groups and the member organizations of the Authors Coalition of America endorsed the CASE Act. The NWU submitted detailed […]
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NWU Testimony at the NY Senate Committee Hearing on the Dependent Worker Act
Thank you to Senator Savino and the Standing Committee on Internet and Technology for inviting me to testify today. My name is Larry Goldbetter and I am the President of the National Writers Union/Local 1981 of the United Auto Workers Union (UAW). We are a nation-wide amalgamated local of freelance writers, representing writers in all […]
The Freelance Solidarity Project Announces Candidates For Organizing Committee
The Freelance Solidarity Project will be electing their first organizing committee this month. All members of FSP can vote for two co-chairs in each role. They’ll be responsible for communication between chairs and members, guiding conversations and facilitating open discussions, while also managing key areas of the project, such as strategy, research, and events, among […]
NWU Solidarity at GM Picket Line
Last Saturday, we hit the road, which stretched out into Appalachia, determined to visit striking GM workers at the Philadelphia Parts Distribution Center. A Turkish friend, Çağatay Öncü, asked to come along. We were nervous because our car has had mechanical problems. We didn’t want to get stranded on the way and miss out on […]
The Freelance Solidarity Project Is Electing An Organizing Committee—Sign Up To Run Today!
Over one hundred members of the Freelance Solidarity Project have joined NWU in the past few weeks. In order to represent them and all the members who are still signing up, FSP is electing an organizing committee. The organizing committee will have fourteen co-chairs, each with their own crucial role. They’ll run meetings, head up […]
Writing and Healing Event with Yusef Salaam
The Yusef Salaam Writing & Healing Circle will premiere at Sister’s Bookstore and Cultural Center, 1942 Amsterdam Avenue, 156th St. We will write and read our works. There will be discussions about feelings reflected in each narrative: poetry, essay, letters, etc. Our goal is to engage, explore, and empower. To discover the restorative essence of […]
Solitude to Solidarity at Oregon AFL-CIO Convention
“National Writers Union? We don’t have that.” As a first-time Delegate to the 2019 Oregon AFL-CIO Convention, I arrived not even knowing my Oregon NWU siblings and the registrant hadn’t heard of my union. By the time I left, I felt connected to my union chapter and the Oregon labor movement. “What did you think […]
NWU Supports GM Strikers! Shut It Down!
The nation-wide strike against General Motors by 50,000 of our UAW sisters and brothers is now in its third day, with 12 strikers arrested on the picket line in Spring Hill, Tennessee. GM made about $8 billion in profits globally last year, and about $4 billion in profit in the US under the contract that just […]
Writer Alert: American Geosciences Institute
The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) – an organization based in Alexandria, VA – has failed to pay six writers a total of $7,907.20 for work commissioned by AGI and delivered to AGI for publication in EARTH Magazine. AGI ceased publication of EARTH Magazine with the April 2019 edition and has since refused to pay these writers for the work AGI assigned […]
Writer Alert: American Geosciences Institute
The American Geosciences Institute (AGI), an organization based in Alexandria, Va., has failed to pay six writers a total of $7,907.20 for work commissioned by AGI and delivered to AGI for publication in EARTH Magazine. AGI ceased publication of EARTH Magazine with the April 2019 edition and has since refused to pay these writers for the work […]
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