Finance conference - 23 March

  • 15 Mar 2024

Register now for the union's finance conference taking place online from 2pm and share your views on building a fair subscriptions structure.

The NUJ's National Executive Council invites members to join discussions at the upcoming union-wide conference. Topics delegates may wish to explore on the day include:

  • Ending legacy subscription grades;
  • Changing grade bandings regularly to match inflation;
  • Gathering data on members’ salaries to inform grade changes;
  • Considering if higher paid members should pay more through additional higher grades;
  • A general concern that subs will get too high;
  • Enforcing the 1 per cent rule;
  • Concerns about subs hardship for the lower paid;
  • Concerns about recruiting those just breaking into journalism;
  • Reform of the 50 per cent membership earnings barrier;
  • Balancing different membership classes with fee rates;
  • The need to recruit more members in an era of diverse offices with small eligible staffs or those working from home.

Members must log in to MyNUJ to access documents. Register for the conference and find out more on next steps. 

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