The International Labor Organization (ILO) renewed a Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work on June 21 in Geneva, Switzerland. The event coincided with the 100th anniversary of the Conference, where the organization adopted a new international Convention against violence and harassment at work, while vowing to hold governments accountable for violations. Sharan Burrow, general […]
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Successful Launch of the Legal Action Fund
On June 20, the NWU and our nonprofit, the National Writers United Service Organization (NWUSO), launched our Legal Action Fund at the offices of the Levy Ratner labor law firm. The reception raised more than $13,000, which will be used to take group non-payment grievances to court as needed. The event was hosted by former […]
Result of a Failing Gig Economy
my current job is as momentary as a twitter post submitted last night, this is the gig economy full time, nope lifestyle inflation: has me migrating for work like a traveling salesman, but the financial crisis is paying me in snake oil from georgia to boston, when my fight is to stay in new york: […]
Socialist Author and Historian Visits SoCal NWU
Victor Grossman, a New York “red diaper baby” of the 1930s and resident of East Berlin since the 1950s, recently made a 10-week transcontinental tour with his new memoir and meditation on left politics, A Socialist Defector: From Harvard to Karl-Marx-Allee (Monthly Review Press). It is a richly told story unfolding in rare, personal detail. […]
Mentoring the Next Generation of Writers
In May, NY Chapter co-chair Timothy Sheard met with four aspiring writers, each with their own unique challenges and goals. Over two hours we discuss each writer’s opportunities and options, from finding an agent to self-publishing. One writer, having not heard back from a publisher who expressed interest in her book, is now going to […]
The Latest Lenny Moss Mystery
Climate change has brought a new, aggressive Zika virus to Philadelphia, making pregnant women fearful they will become infected, and overloading the hospital with a crush of frightened patients. Pregnant nurses at James Madison Hospital beg to be relieved from caring for patients with the virus, but Mother Burgess, the Director of Nursing, refuses. The […]
Nine Trainees Join the Grievance and Contract Committee
Nine members who volunteered to be trained as Contract Advisors and Grievance Officers in the NWU Grievance and Contract Committee participated in a three-day training in the New York office over the May 17-19 weekend. The training, conducted by National Grievance and Contract Officer Susan Davis, GCC Coordinator Barbara Mende and Assistant NGCO Paul MacArthur, […]
SoCal’s Ismael Parra Takes Play to Chicago
“Many May Not Return,” an anti-war play, will open late June in Chicago at the Prop Theater. Ismael Parra, NWU Southern California chair and music coordinator for the production, and director David Reyes discussed the fun and challenges of taking your show on the road. David: How is the play coming along in Chicago? Ismael: Good, advance […]
A Greener Way to Write
I’d like to suggest that the NWU kick off a campaign for the membership to adopt a gentler writing lifestyle to help heal the planet. Please post in next newsletter: How can writers adopt a gentler writing lifestyle? Since the New York chapter is hosting a panel discussion in November on “Writing to Save the […]
Bronx Book Fair 2019
The recent Bronx Book Fair 2019 at the Bronx Library Center was jam-packed with excitement. The energy sizzled as an array of booksellers, writers, and patrons engaged each other regarding their adoration for stories. Presented by Poets Network & Exchange, the theme was Our Children, Ourselves: Sustaining a Healthy, Creative, Educationally & Literary Rich Community. […]
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