March 19, 2005| Join the Labor speak-out against the war before the “Bring our troops home now” rally in San Francisco on Saturday, March 19th. The anniversary of the war’s start is a good time to speak out against the war and the ongoing occupation of Iraq by US armed forces and contractors.
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NWU Action Campaigns: We Defend Writers Rights
Activism, the public struggle for freelancers' rights, is a key strategy to improving the working lives of all writers. It includes:
- contacting public officials to seek support for our positions
- taking part in public demonstrations
- using the power of our writing to increase public awareness
- attracting new members
Our membership is diverse, yet we share a common vision. Whether we are fighting for fair contracts with publishers like Time Warner, working to empower writers of color, or defending writers rights under attack by the Patriot Act and Homeland Security Department, we all share the belief that the power to change the world resides in each and every one of us.
Follow the links on the left to join our efforts. Recent news and postings are below.
All Recent Campaign News and Postings
posted February 13, 2005
Speak out against the war in Iraq, San Francisco, March 19th
posted January 7, 2005
Oakland City Tax Hits Union Writers
The City of Oakland in 2004 imposes tax on writers and other creative workers. Chapter 3 of the NWU discusses options with members and groups in Oakland. Other cities may be affected. Look for email survey forthcoming from the union.
posted December 21, 2004
“Worst year ever” for killing of journalists
The International Federation of Journalists today confirmed that 2004 has turned into the worst year on record for the killing of journalists and media staff as two new violent deaths were recorded in Africa and Asia, bringing the death toll to 120 in the year so far.
posted October 29, 2004
US authorities in Iraq one of the biggest dangers to journalists in the world
In a new global survey of press freedom, US authorities in Iraq have been ranked as one of the biggest dangers to journalists in the world, worse than the regime in Georgia and Afghanistan.
posted October 26, 2004
ACTION ALERT: Oppose the Offshoring of High-Tech and Professional Jobs
Sign the petition and join the NWU’s Oppose Offshoring campaign! The goal of this campaign is to mobilize NWU members and other writers to win passage of legislation…
posted September 24, 2004
Join the Million Worker March!
The NWU’s National Executive Board voted unanimously at its August meeting to endorse the Million Worker March scheduled for Sunday, October 17, in Washington, D.C.
posted September 23, 2004
Special Biz-Tech Offshoring Meeting
October 23, 2004 | Offshoring, the corporate practice of moving high-wage jobs to overseas locations to escape paying fair wages, will be the topic of a special BizTech division meeting in San Francisco Saturday, Oct. 23 at 11:00 a.m.
posted September 13, 2004
RCFP Releases 5th Edition of HomeFront Confidential
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press released the 5th Edition of its “White Paper” chronicling the effects the War on Terrorism has had on the public’s right to know.
posted August 14, 2004
CA State Constitutional Amendment to Strengthen Open Meetings and Public Records
A proposed state-constitutional amendment to strengthen California’s open-meetings and public-records laws will appear on this November’s ballot as Proposition 59.
posted August 7, 2004
Media Access to Prisoners Bill (SB 1164) Introduced in CA Legislature
The Media Access to Prisoners bill (SB 1164) would loosen restrictions imposed on journalists’ and authors’ face-to-face contacts with state-prison inmates.
posted August 5, 2004
San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance To Be Reworked
posted July 30, 2004
FCC Hearings Open Mike Session: a good old-time revival meeting
posted July 30, 2004
Monterey to FCC: Wake Up!
posted July 8, 2004
Foreign Journalists hit by new US visa rules
posted June 29, 2004
CA Attorney General Investigates Undercover Surveillance of Anti-War Group
posted June 28, 2004
Supreme Court Ends Term With Reaffirmation of Rule of Law During Times of National Crisis
posted June 21, 2004
FCC Hearings in Monterey!
posted June 4, 2004
CNN sues for access to Florida’s voter rolls
posted May 24, 2004
State of the News Media 2004 Released
posted April 3, 2004
Voices: Bay Area Women Writers to Speak Out
posted March 28, 2004
Federal Election Commission Proposes New Rules to Shut Down Unions and Other Groups Critical of Bush
posted March 23, 2004
Daniel Ellsberg wins SPJ’s James Madison FOI Award
posted March 5, 2004
NWU Endorses Civil Marriage
posted February 28, 2004
Treasury Department Is Warning Publishers of the Perils of Criminal Editing of the Enemy
posted February 25, 2004
Supreme Court decision may limit access to terror cases
posted February 20, 2004
Global Day of Action Against War in Iraq
posted February 19, 2004
Fight for Media Democracy!
posted February 9, 2004
Journalists in Iraq: from ‘embeds’ to targets
posted February 4, 2004
Bush presses for stepped-up Internet surveillance
posted February 4, 2004
Database Misappropriation Act Threatens Access to Public Information
posted February 4, 2004
The Real Media Indecency: Media Monopoly and What YOU Can Do About It
posted January 24, 2004
Federal judge rules part of Patriot Act unconstitutional
posted January 6, 2004
Bush Grabs New Power for FBI: National Security Letters
posted September 10, 2003
Patriot Act II, piece by piece
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