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The National Writers Union fights for all freelance writers & media workers in the digital age. Media contact: [email protected]
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National Writers Union @nwu.org · Apr 2
NWU opposes the fascist coup that has taken over the US govt. We commit our union to work for the restoration of constitutional rule in the US, & to solidarity with all workers & others impacted by the coup, including workers in other countries facing US trade wars & tariffs. Join us: nwu.org/join
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Today, we join unionized nonprofit newsrooms across the country as they stand shoulder-to-shoulder to demand that news industry leaders agree to common-sense guardrails around the implementation of artificial intelligence to protect the integrity, quality, and accuracy of our journalism.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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This is tonight!
December 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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🗓️ THIS THURSDAY: We are hosting an AI Town Hall to hear from journalists who are fighting for HUMAN-driven news that's not robot-generated slop.

Join us tomorrow by registering here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
December 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Workers can regulate AI with strong contract language. Full stop.

Unionized journalists just proved this at POLITICO. @pen-guild.bsky.social
Graphic announcing that NiemanLab reported Politico management violated AI adoption safeguards. Large text reads: “NewsGuild Journalists won their AI arbitration against POLITICO… but why does that matter?” Below is a red button stating “Let’s talk about it.” At the bottom are the logos for The NewsGuild and “News Not Slop.” Graphic explaining the significance of the AI arbitration ruling. Section heading reads: “The ruling marks one of the first major tests of an AI clause in a newsroom union contract.” Social media screenshots quote PEN Guild posts discussing Politico’s use of AI tools and emphasizing that AI isn’t held to human editorial standards. Large red box states that NewsGuild journalists fought for AI protections because robots are not subject to the same editorial rigor. Graphic stating that the Politico arbitration proves union contracts protect workers from unethical AI implementation. A large quote from the US Congressional Research Service notes that no broad federal AI regulatory framework exists. Text below explains that government hasn’t caught up to regulating AI, leaving workers vulnerable to cost-cutting by employers. Graphic with heading “This is a blueprint for workers everywhere.” Text explains that strong contract language on AI at Politico sets a model for all industries facing unregulated AI. Another line reads: “If workers can enforce AI protections here, we can enforce them anywhere.” Below is a photo of a woman holding a megaphone at a labor rally, and a “News Not Slop” block inviting viewers to sign a petition.
December 2, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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#AI should strengthen #journalism, not sabotage it. Our US affiliates @newsguild.org and @nwu.org are sounding the alarm on media employers' misuse of AI.
Here’s what they are fighting for ⬇️
The NewsGuild-CWA Principles on Artificial Intelligence — News Not Slop
www.newsnotslop.org
December 2, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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As a union of creative workers, NWU has been watching the development of AI with interest and concern. In 2023, we released our Platform & Principles for Policy on Gen AI to inform what should be done to protect the lives, livelihoods, & labor of creators. #NewsNotSlop nwu.org/generative-ai
A zine version of NWU's principles and policy on generative AI, which can be read in full at nwu.org/generative-ai
December 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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NWU recently implemented a simple, plain-language policy governing AI use for union business. We think it can serve as an example for organizations that want to protect members’ privacy and ensure creative work is done by creative workers. #NewsNotSlop nwu.org/ai-policy
NWU Adopts AI Policy for Union Business | NWU
In accordance with our Principles and Policy Platform, NWU maintains the following policies governing generative AI in union activity: Every meeting should have a designated human note-taker.…
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December 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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RELEASE: NewsGuild journalists are sounding the alarm – media companies are undermining public trust with unethical AI in the newsroom.

Today, we launch #NewsNotSlop, a national campaign kicking off a Week of Action on AI, December 1–5.

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RELEASE: STANDING UP TO PROTECT JOURNALISM FROM AI SLOP | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA
On the heels of a ground-breaking arbitration win at POLITICO, NewsGuild-CWA members launch national campaign and week of action on AI.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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This is HUGE!

This case marks one of the nation’s first major labor-arbitration rulings addressing the impact of AI on journalists’ work, setting an important precedent for the entire U.S. news industry. ✊
pen-guild.bsky.social PEN Guild @pen-guild.bsky.social · 8d
A neutral arbiter agrees: @politico.com violated our contract and its own journalistic standards when it deployed AI.

Our readers deserve news, not slop!

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December 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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YES!! 🫡 #NewsNotSlop
pen-guild.bsky.social PEN Guild @pen-guild.bsky.social · 8d
A neutral arbiter agrees: @politico.com violated our contract and its own journalistic standards when it deployed AI.

Our readers deserve news, not slop!

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December 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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#IDEVAW2025 #25N “Without robust, enforceable gender policies and genuine protection for journalists reporting on far-right activities, all the progress we have fought for could be undone in an instant"

Maria Angeles Samperio, IFJ Gender Council chair
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November 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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I've known and worked alongside Dave since I began my reporting career as a freelancer. He's fearless, exceptionally kind, and covers what others don't. Please read and consider supporting his GoFundMe (linked in the article)
November 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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HUGE!!! 🗞️✊🏼
newsguild.org The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 15d
🚨‼️: This morning, Pittsburgh strikers are back at work!

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November 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Great night at Powell’s Books for Jonathan Rosenblum’s book, We’re Coming for You and Your Rotten System, in conversation. Proud to have NWU Oregon chapter leaders there supporting writers and worker power. @thenationalwritersunion @nwu.org @powells.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we mourn our lost siblings and call for justice. Trade unions have a duty to defend trans workers. An injury to one is an injury to all ✊🏿

#TDoR #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransRightsAreHumanRights #LGBTIWorkers
Transgender Day of Remembrance: Defending trans people in the workplace / IFJ
On the International Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR), 20 November, the Council of Global Unions LGBTI Committee, of which the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is part, mourns our lo...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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On Transgender Day of Remembrance, support media orgs like @transjournalists.org doing vital work to materially support queer & trans media workers, & check out this resource page by @fspnwu.bsky.social on pushing for better labor conditions freelancesolidarity.org/kyr-trans-me...
Know Your Rights: Trans Media Workers - Freelance Solidarity Project
Know Your Rights Resources for trans, non-binary &gender-nonconforming media workers Amid increasing threats to LGBTQIA+ rights, it’s crucial for trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive media workers t...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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This #TransgenderAwarenessWeek, we're launching the Trans News Initiative - a nearly yearlong project dedicated to tracking and analyzing news coverage of trans communities across the United States.
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Trans News Initiative
A database and analysis of news coverage affecting trans communities.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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kaygoodstadt.bsky.social Kay Goodstadt ✍️ Author @kaygoodstadt.bsky.social · 19d
When I was ill and had no #health #insurance, they helped me. I am forever a member and supporter of the #NWU! 👏
November 20, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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About a month later, on November 19, 1981, the National Writers Union was formed. Happy birthday, NWU! 🎈
1981 - The "Why a Union?" workshop at the Nation Institute's Writers' Congress draws an overflow crowd. The plenary of 3,000 writers endorses the proposal to create a union for writers in all genres to actively press for better pay and treatment and to vigorously oppose Reagan-era threats to free expression. "We need no more heroic individual writers," said keynote speaker Toni Morrison. She called for "an accessible organization that is truly representative of the diverse interests of all writers."
November 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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I'm here with a cohort from the Literary Translators Division of the National Writers Union: @nwu.org

We're organizing for better working conditions, especially pay, which hasn't come anywhere near keeping pace with the cost of living for DECADES.

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November 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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We join @ifjglobal.bsky.social and our sibling union Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate in strongly and openly condemning Israel's unending assault on media workers and the Palestinian people.
November 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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broadcast Trump’s deportation messaging straight into our homes. This is intimidation. And they’re doing it to the very people who built their audience. Don't stay quiet 🗣️ Tell them to pull the ads. #ApagaElOdio www.apagaelodio.com
Apaga el Odio
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November 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Support independent journalists!
mariannedhe.bsky.social Marianne Dhenin @mariannedhe.bsky.social · 26d
I am $73.16 short of the billing amount I had hoped to earn this year, which is less than the cost of one annual subscription to my newsletter. so, uh, if anyone wants to help push me over the line, here's that link: newsletter.mariannedhenin.com/.
Marianne Dhenin
Journalist, historian, writer.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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NWU member @octoberk.bsky.social thoroughly illustrates how the attacks on pro-Palestine int'l students and faculty normalized violence and repression of immigrant communities by ICE. We remain committed to protecting the right to organize and pushing pack on political repression.
Repression of Palestine Solidarity on Campus Enabled Anti-Migrant Escalation
Faculty are forming support networks to connect with each other to protect students and end the genocide in Palestine.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Stand with Condé Nast Union 🚨 We’re calling on you to sign our petition telling management to reinstate the Fired Four, reverse the suspensions, and end the union busting.

Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
Stand with Condé Nast Union. Sign our petition. Stand with Condé Nast Union  We’re calling on you to sign our petition telling management to reinstate the Fired Four, reverse the suspensions, and end the union busting. Use the link in bio to add your name.
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM