Cardiff NUJ members join climate emergency march
Natasha Hirst, NUJ vice-president, with Jo Stevens, shadow media secretary, and NUJ Cardiff branch members taking part in one of the many COP26 marches as part of the global day of action for climate justice
Unions can help broadcasters reverse their “woeful” record on diversity
More women are leaving broadcasting than joining and the representation of disabled people and diversity in senior positions is woeful, according to the UK’s industry watchdog Ofcom.
DM2021: Elections
Elections have been held for the union's officers and committees.
DM2021: Membership
New category of membership for “students”. Chapels to approve membership. Report on a new freelance category.
NUJ to publish protocol with private security workers
The union is working with the International Professional Security Association (IPSA) to launch guidance and a campaign to increase understanding between journalists and private security officers.
Mental Health Awareness Week 2021
The NUJ Disabled Members’ Council and Health and Safety Committee have raised concerns about the increase in reports of members experiencing mental distress at work.
NUJ backs the TUC's concerns over end of shielding
Union’s Disabled Members’ Council calls the UK’s government's decision a sick April Fool’s joke.
NUJ Branch March 2021
Latest edition of the newsletter for branches
Six in 10 Covid-19 deaths have been disabled people
Disabled workers have found themselves on the pandemic’s brutal frontline, Frances O’Grady, TUC general secretary, told the Disabled Workers’ Conference.
How gender-based violence is silencing women journalists
Natasha Hirst told the TUC Women’s Conference that female writers are self-censoring or withdrawing from online spaces as a result of the abuse they suffer.
