We’re reminded of the power of collective action in this story: US journalists at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, supported by @newsguild.org, have ended three years of strike action after the paper was ordered to provide compensation for various workers’ violations.

www.nuj.org.uk/resource/usa...

Thank you @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social, @rebeccalongbailey.com, Alison Hume, and @rachaelmaskell.bsky.social for your excellent contributions.

Natasha Hirst, NEC Disabled Members’ rep, said:

“Disabled people’s human rights have been consistently under attack in the UK. Disabled people are told they must return to the workforce in greater numbers. Yet the government makes policy decisions that remove the very tools required to do so.”

A domestic abuse awareness webinar for NUJ reps & members will take place on Tuesday 2 December from 5pm - 6:30pm. It aims to raise awareness of domestic abuse and highlight ways branches and workplaces can offer meaningful support to those who need it:
www.nuj.org.uk/learn/ems-ev...

Natasha Hirst, Equality Council co-chair, said: “Governments and policymakers are letting women down with weak legislation and a failure to hold tech companies and social media platforms to account. Violence against women is not inevitable, it is never acceptable.”