Dear Siblings: We are writing as the potential for massive escalation exists in the Middle East as the Netanyahu government prepares a ground assault on Gaza in response to Hamas’s heinous attacks on Israeli civilians and military personnel. The Biden administration has told our diplomats not to urge Israeli restraint. It is critical that trade…
https://nwu.org/ Springfield, IL On Friday, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzer signed the Freelance Worker Protection Act (HB1122) into law. The National Writers Union (NWU) celebrates Illinois setting a nationwide standard as it becomes the first state to enact legislation protecting freelance workers. Under FWPA, sponsored by Representative Will Guzzardi (D-Chicago) and Senator Cristina Pacione-Zayas (D-Chicago),…
By Larry GoldbetterOn March 9, a delegation visited NWU member Mumia Abu-Jamal at a prison in Pennsylvania. The group included Jacky Hortaut of the French Collective for the Liberation of Mumia; Patrick Kamenka, representative of the French CGT National Union of Journalists: and NWU President Larry Goldbetter, who represented the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). The delegation let Abu-Jamal know that…
Journalist Dylan Lyons from the media Spectrum News 13 was shot dead on 23 February in Central Florida while reporting on a crime scene. The attacker also shot and injured another journalist, Jesse Walden. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the attack and calls for an immediate investigation.