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The National Writers Union fights for all freelance writers & media workers in the digital age. Media contact: comms@nwu.org
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Even when a company is based in a state with strong labor laws, those protections often don’t extend to remote #freelancers. This loophole lets companies dodge accountability entirely.

We’re fighting to close it through legislation. Donate to the legal fund today: www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
November 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Have you ever found yourself waiting endlessly to be paid for your writing? That's where we come in. In this event, co-sponsored with @bookcritics.bsky.social, join NWU’s David Hill and Daisy Alioto to hear how we handle grievances ranging from copyright violations to editorial malpractice.
Graphic reads "Get to Know Grievances with Daisy Alioto & David Hill". Cut-out photos of Daisy and David sit atop a white banner showing the NWU and NBCC logos, and event info: October 23, 12pm EST, register at tinyurl.com/3NPD6PBU
October 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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📚✊ The NWU Oregon Chapter gathered at Hodge Podge Books in Eugene to build solidarity, welcome potential new members, and share food, drinks & good books. Together, we’re organizing writers & allies for justice across Oregon.
Four people are lined up for a photo outside of a space bearing the sign "Hodgepodge Books & Taps"
October 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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The Translators Organizing Committee (TOC) is hosting their next solidarity drop-in session!
📍 Where: Zoom
🕢 When: Wednesday, October 8, 7:30-8:45pm ET
📨 Email us to reserve your spot! tocsolidarity@gmail.com
In upper left-hand corner, white on red background, is the National Writers Union logo: NWU with the words “National Writers Union” beneath it Lefthand side of frame, white text on red background: The Translators Organizing Committee (TOC) is hosting their next solidarity drop-in session! Where: Zoom When: Wednesday, October 8, 7:30-8:45 ET Email us to reserve your spot! tocsolidarity@gmail.com Center/Righthand side of frame: Image of four arms with hands clenched into fists holding on to one another to form a diamond shape. The colors of the four arms, moving clockwise, are black, light purple, maroon and orange. In upper left-hand corner, white on red background, is the National Writers Union logo: NWU with the words “National Writers Union” beneath it Text in white on red background: We’re Doing This Because . . . We believe our power is stronger as a collective than it is as individuals. You don’t have to join NWU to attend the drop-ins, but we hope you will, and are happy to talk to you about why we think the union is the future. The more of us who join, alongside other writers, editors, and media creatives, the greater our chances of winning the working conditions we want and deserve! Translators Organizing Committee | translators@nwu.org
October 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Authors and creative workers: Look for an envelope like this to claim your share of $1.5 billion from AI thieves in a major lawsuit against Anthropic PBC. Read more about the settlement at nwu.org/anthropic
Photo shows a sample envelope addressed from "Anthropic Copyright Settlement". The bottom right shows a seal from the US District Court of California next to the words "Important Class Action Notice" and an address for the court.
September 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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NWU's statement on the suspension and return of Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show. We decry the disturbing pattern of political repression against media workers as well as the consolidation of corporate media that supports it.
NWU's statement on the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel. Read the full statement at nwu.org/kimmel NWU's statement on the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel. Read the full statement at nwu.org/kimmel
September 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Yesterday marked 100 days of journalist Mario Guevara’s detention by U.S. law enforcement for livestreaming. Guevara, the only journalist behind bars for his journalism, faces the very real threat of deportation for doing his job.

We demand Mario’s immediate release. freedomformario.com

#FreeMario
September 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Our members in Ohio turned out to protest mainstream media's failure to cover Israel's starvation of Gaza, instead peddling propaganda advanced by Israeli officials to justify their crimes.

📸: Drew Parker
A sign against a background of plants and grass reads "MEDIA HIDES ISRAEL'S CRIMES" written in red. NWU member Taylor Dorrell holds a sign which reads "Over 270 journalists MURDERED since Oct 7, 2023".
August 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Israel is carrying out the largest massacre of journalists & media workers in modern history,& the most dangerous attack on the ideal of a free press in the modern era.

Donate to the IFJ Safety Fund to support our colleagues & sibling union, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate. bit.ly/supportPJS
NWU's statement on the continued assault on journalists in Gaza. Read the full statement at nwu.org. NWU's statement on the continued assault on journalists in Gaza. Read the full statement at nwu.org.
August 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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The Translators Organizing Committee (TOC) is hosting their next solidarity drop-in session!
📍 Where: Zoom
🕢 When: Wednesday, August 13 7:30-8:45pm ET
📨 Email us to reserve your spot! tocsolidarity@gmail.com
Image reads: "The Translators Organizing Committee (TOC) is hosting their next solidarity drop-in session! Where: Zoom, When: Wednesday, August 13, 7:30-8:45pm ET, Email us to reserve your spot! tocsolidarity@gmail.com" To the right of the text is a diamond-shaped image of four hands holding each other at the wrists. Image reads: "We're doing this because... We believe our power is stronger as a collective than it is as individuals. You don't have to join NWU to attend the drop-ins, but we hope you will, and are happy to talk to you about why we think the union is the future. The more of us who join, alongside other writers, editors, and media creatives, the greater our chances of winning the working conditions we want and deserve!"
August 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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We call on our colleagues at mainstream news outlets to provide truthful coverage of the campaign of starvation that Israel is inflicting on Gaza.

We call on our fellow trade unionists to uplift these stories, demand that the U.S. stop arming Israel, & stand with the working people of Palestine.
Text showing the National Writers Union's statement on Israel's starvation of Gaza. Read the full statement at nwu.org/starvation-of-gaza Text showing the National Writers Union's statement on Israel's starvation of Gaza. Read the full statement at nwu.org/starvation-of-gaza Text showing the National Writers Union's statement on Israel's starvation of Gaza. Read the full statement at nwu.org/starvation-of-gaza Text showing the National Writers Union's statement on Israel's starvation of Gaza. Read the full statement at nwu.org/starvation-of-gaza
August 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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The Translators Organizing Committee (TOC) is hosting their next solidarity drop-in session!
📍 Where: Zoom
🕢 When: Wednesday, August 13 7:30-8:45pm ET
📨 Email us to reserve your spot! tocsolidarity@gmail.com
Image reads: "The Translators Organizing Committee (TOC) is hosting their next solidarity drop-in session! Where: Zoom, When: Wednesday, August 13, 7:30-8:45pm ET, Email us to reserve your spot! tocsolidarity@gmail.com" To the right of the text is a diamond-shaped image of four hands holding each other at the wrists. Image reads: "We're doing this because... We believe our power is stronger as a collective than it is as individuals. You don't have to join NWU to attend the drop-ins, but we hope you will, and are happy to talk to you about why we think the union is the future. The more of us who join, alongside other writers, editors, and media creatives, the greater our chances of winning the working conditions we want and deserve!"
July 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Mario Guevara's arrest is a product of the fascist anti-immigrant campaign being waged by the Trump admin & the intensified attacks on media workers & journalism. As a Sanctuary Union, we will fight to free Mario Guevara, end attacks on journalists from L.A. to Gaza, & stop racist deportations!
NWU's statement denouncing the arrest of Atlanta journalist Mario Guevara, featuring statement text and NWU's logo. Read the full statement on nwu.org/free-mario-guevara. NWU's statement denouncing the arrest of Atlanta journalist Mario Guevara, featuring statement text and NWU's logo. Read the full statement on nwu.org/free-mario-guevara. NWU's statement denouncing the arrest of Atlanta journalist Mario Guevara, featuring statement text and NWU's logo. Read the full statement on nwu.org/free-mario-guevara. NWU's statement denouncing the arrest of Atlanta journalist Mario Guevara, featuring statement text, NWU's logo, and a graphic of a chain inside a red circle next to the link nwu.org/join. Read the full statement on nwu.org/free-mario-guevara.
June 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Hey, translators! NWU's Translators Organizing Committee is hosting another solidarity drop-in on June 11, 7:30pm ET. Email them at translators@nwu.org to reserve your spot!
Image reads: "The Translators Organizing Committee (TOC) is hosting their next solidarity drop-in session! Where: Zoom, When: Wednesday, April 9, 7:30-8:45pm ET, Email us to reserve your spot! translators@nwu.org" To the right of the text is an image of a keyboard with a drawn image beneath of two people talking with a translation image in a speech bubble above them. Image reads: "We're doing this because... We believe our power is stronger as a collective than it is as individuals. You don't have to join NWU to attend the drop-ins, but we hope you will, and are happy to talk to you about why we think the union is the future. The more of us who join, alongside other writers, editors, and media creatives, the greater our chances of winning the working conditions we want and deserve!"
June 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Not in NYC? You can still help us move resources into the
@ifjglobal.bsky.social Safety Fund to protect Palestinian journalists. Enter into the online raffle at bit.ly/PJSraffle.
Text says "Raffle for the Palestinian Journalists Syndicare, 1 ticket = 1 raffle entry, $5 = 1 ticket, $10 = 3 tickets, $20 = 10 tickets" and links to bit.ly/PJSraffle and PJS.eventbrite.com
May 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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We're adding our voices denouncing Trump's firing of the Register of Copyright, Shira Perlmutter, and the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden. Read the full statement at nwu.org/perlmutter.
NWU's statement denouncing Trump's firing of the register of copyright, featuring statement text and NWU's logo. Read the full statement on nwu.org/perlmutter. NWU's statement denouncing Trump's firing of the register of copyright, featuring statement text and NWU's logo. Read the full statement on nwu.org/perlmutter. NWU's statement denouncing Trump's firing of the register of copyright, featuring statement text and NWU's logo. Read the full statement on nwu.org/perlmutter. NWU's statement denouncing Trump's firing of the register of copyright, featuring statement text and NWU's logo. This graphic also includes a link to NWU's platform and principles for policy on generative AI at nwu.org/generative-ai. Read the full statement on nwu.org/perlmutter.
May 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Two days ago, yet another journalist, Hassan Aslih, was murdered in a targeted Israeli strike. On May 22, join us in NYC for a reading fundraiser for the @ifjglobal.bsky.social Safety Fund to protect our colleagues in Palestine. RSVP at pjs.eventbrite.com
Graphic displaying the Palestinian flag as a backdrop with a pen and the state of Palestine centered. To the left it reads "A reading fundraiser for Palestinian Journalists Syndicate, $10-$15 sliding scale, RSVP pjs.eventbrite.com, All proceeds go to the International Federation of Journalists Safety Fund for journalists in Gaza". To the right, "Nora Treatbaby, Edward Ongweso Jr, Dina Abdulhadi, Tanvi Misra, Lena Afridi, Mayada Ibrahim; Starr Bar, May 22, 7pm". The event is sponsored by the National Writers Union.
May 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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We condemn Vox Media’s May Day decision to lay off a majority of @polygon.com staff w/o warning as part of the sale to known media-brand-destroyer Valnet. We stand in solidarity with the staff who were laid off, and with @voxmediaunion.bsky.social in their ongoing contract negotiations.
Canva-made graphic showing a raised fist with the words "NWU stands with" to the left. The NWU logo sits at the top left, and the Vox Media Union and Polygon logos sit along the bottom. Statement of solidarity with workers at Polygon and the Vox Media Union. Read the full statement at nwu.org/polygon Statement of solidarity with workers at Polygon and the Vox Media Union. Read the full statement at nwu.org/polygon Statement of solidarity with workers at Polygon and the Vox Media Union. Read the full statement at nwu.org/polygon
May 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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One more rally photo for World Press Freedom Day. Our money’s on Journalism in the Derby race. 🐎
Four people holding a banner that reads “NWU National Writers Union Tucson”. The person on the left is also holding the Arizona state flag.
May 3, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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"I believe in us, and we will do this...Let's go win the class war." @aoc.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Trump, Musk, & their allies want to erase labor rights & public services. We say no. Yesterday was the most widespread mobilization for May Day in US history, and the fight's not over. We mobilized. Now we must get organized. Creative workers: Join us! nwu.org/join
Photo of 4 people smiling and holding protest signs. A banner above them reads, "This May Day across the U.S." A banner on the bottom states that the photo was taken in New York City, NY. Photo of a crowd walking toward the camera, holding a banner that reads "NY: They are the few"; a banner on the graphic reads, "working people rose up"; A banner on the bottom states that the photo was taken in New York City, NY. Photo of 3 people smiling; a banner above them reads, "and so did we"; A banner on the bottom states that the photo was taken in Seattle, WA. Photo of a sign that reads "Support working people, support unions"; banners across the graphic state "join NWU today" and "nwu.org/join"; A banner on the bottom states that the photo was taken in Taos, NM.
May 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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They’ve got Wall Street. We’ve got each other. This May Day, join a growing movement demanding justice for working people. Learn more at maydaystrong.org #MayDayStrong
#MayDay2025 #MayDayStrong.
Photo of 6 raised fits over a background that reads "May Day", across the bottom are the words "National Day of Action, Stop the Billionaire Agenda, We are the Many. They are the Few."
April 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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HANDS OFF in Seattle! Together we fight and write for the future.
Photo of two people holding a sign that reads “It’s better in a union” Selfie of two people at a Hands Off rally in Seattle Photo of three people with signs; the sign on the left reads “No cuts on Medicaid! People will die!”; in the middle, “Save Democracy Now”
April 5, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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HANDS OFF in New York City! The crowd is dense all around as labor unions, civil rights organizations, and other activist groups speak out against tyranny.
A crowd of people gathered outside a Hands Off rally in New York City, waiting to get into the main rally Another photo of the crowd in the street at New York City’s Hands Off rally Crowds in the streets of New York City at the intersection of 34th and 5th
April 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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HANDS OFF in Buffalo, NY! The threat of rain couldn’t stop the huge crowd that turned out in support of democracy, labor, immigrants, health equity, and human rights.
Image of a crowd near a monument in Buffalo, NY during a Hands Off rally. Image of four people showing off their “Hands Off” signs: Hands Off Public Education, Hands Off PBS & NPR Image of a large building with a crowd gathered during a Hands Off rally in Buffalo, NY
April 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM