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MPs call for a new champion for freelance rights, to improve pay, working conditions and protection against AI

The NUJ says the culture select committee’s report is full of helpful recommendations and ideas.

#Fairdeal4freelances pink square

New report details “Wild West” of freelance journalism

Research commissioned by the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) has revealed rights grabs, low pay and barriers to journalism remain key issues facing freelance journalists.

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20 Mar 2024
New freelance survey

Freelance members are invited to complete a survey seeking views to help inform and shape support provided.

NUJ logo (website).png

11 Sep 2023
Mental health awareness week 2022

​​​​​​​NUJ holds first online mental health conference for members and reps.

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10 May 2022
Deadline looms for freelances’ Covid-19 aid grant

The deadline to claim for the fifth government Covid-19 aid grant for freelances, the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, is Thursday 30 September.

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Government must extend universal credit uplift

Many freelances will suffer when the £20 a week increase ends in September.

#Forgotten Freelances large logo (pink)

Happy birthday SEISS – but many freelances left out of the Covid-19 scheme will not be celebrating today

Friday 26 March marks the anniversary of the government’s Covid-19 aid package for freelances.

#Forgotten Freelances large logo (green)

TUC Women's conference: why we’re fighting for a fair deal for freelances 

Michelle Stanistreet, NUJ general secretary, explains how Covid-19 has laid bare the precarious nature of self-employment – and how the union is pressing to defend vulnerable members.

#Fairdeal4freelances pink square

03 Mar 2021
NUJ’s last-ditch call to the Chancellor for a freelance-friendly budget

The National Union of Journalists has written to the Chancellor asking him to ensure freelances get a fair deal in his budget – and redress for the millions of self-employed who have missed out on aid during the pandemic.

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NUJ calls on Chancellor to use his budget to shore up UK journalism

In a week when Facebook squared up to a nation state and its government blinked first, the NUJ is calling on the Chancellor to act robustly in next week’s Budget to acknowledge the vital role played by journalism in our society, and to usher in a package of measures to revitalise an ailing sector that underpins democracy.

Rishi Sunak Budget

Scottish and Welsh governments announce new funding for freelances

The NUJ has urged the UK Chancellor to announce the details of the fourth grant for the self-employed now and not as part of his March budget.

#Fairdeal4freelances pink square

NUJ Branch January 2021

A special newsletter providing information and news for and from branches during the present crisis.

Cover: NUJ Branch January 2021

21 Jan 2021
MPs call for support for forgotten freelances

The Public Accounts Committee has given HMRC six weeks to explain why so many of the self-employed have not received a penny of Covid-19 government aid.

#Forgotten Freelances logo (green)

NUJ Branch December 2020

Survey shows virtual branches have been a success, Pamela Morton, NUJ national freelance organiser, asks branches to get behind the campaign for a fairer deal for freelances and Benedict Cooper on his role as Nottingham branch’s freelance officer.

Cover: NUJ Branch December 2020

17 Dec 2020
The Journalist December 2020 January 2021

It's not long now until we welcome the new year and we will all be hoping that it brings much better fortune than this year.

Cover: The Journalist December 2020 January 2021

15 Dec 2020
NUJ Media Recovery Plan for Wales: Summary/Cunllun Adfer Y Cyfryngau ar Gyfer Cymru: Crynodeb

Summary of the proposals for the Welsh government from the NUJ's News Recovery Plan.

Coronavirus graphic

NUJ publishes Freelance Charter

The 10-point charter sets out to ensure that working conditions and terms of engagement for the self-employed are fit for purpose.

Freelance Charter detail

Lords report calls for tech platforms to pay for news and industry-wide diversity charter

NUJ backs peers recommendations, but calls for a bolder response and levy on tech giants to fund innovation and greater media plurality.

FairDeal4Freelances green square

How the creative sector has been hit by Covid-19 #FD4F

Writers, journalists, musicians, artists and other creative workers discuss how the pandemic has affected their work and why it's important to have a union to support you.

FairDeal4Freelances green square

#FD4F: NUJ launches campaign to fight for freelances’ rights

The NUJ has launched a major campaign to fight for a better deal for freelances.

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25 Nov 2020

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MPs call for a new champion for freelance rights, to improve pay, working conditions and protection against AI

The NUJ says the culture select committee’s report is full of helpful recommendations and ideas.

#Fairdeal4freelances pink square

New report details “Wild West” of freelance journalism

Research commissioned by the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) has revealed rights grabs, low pay and barriers to journalism remain key issues facing freelance journalists.

NUJ logo (website).png

20 Mar 2024
New freelance survey

Freelance members are invited to complete a survey seeking views to help inform and shape support provided.

NUJ logo (website).png

11 Sep 2023
Mental health awareness week 2022

​​​​​​​NUJ holds first online mental health conference for members and reps.

mhconf2.jpg

10 May 2022
Deadline looms for freelances’ Covid-19 aid grant

The deadline to claim for the fifth government Covid-19 aid grant for freelances, the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, is Thursday 30 September.

#Fairdeal4freelances pink square

Government must extend universal credit uplift

Many freelances will suffer when the £20 a week increase ends in September.

#Forgotten Freelances large logo (pink)

Happy birthday SEISS – but many freelances left out of the Covid-19 scheme will not be celebrating today

Friday 26 March marks the anniversary of the government’s Covid-19 aid package for freelances.

#Forgotten Freelances large logo (green)

TUC Women's conference: why we’re fighting for a fair deal for freelances 

Michelle Stanistreet, NUJ general secretary, explains how Covid-19 has laid bare the precarious nature of self-employment – and how the union is pressing to defend vulnerable members.

#Fairdeal4freelances pink square

03 Mar 2021
NUJ’s last-ditch call to the Chancellor for a freelance-friendly budget

The National Union of Journalists has written to the Chancellor asking him to ensure freelances get a fair deal in his budget – and redress for the millions of self-employed who have missed out on aid during the pandemic.

FairDeal4Freelances green square

NUJ calls on Chancellor to use his budget to shore up UK journalism

In a week when Facebook squared up to a nation state and its government blinked first, the NUJ is calling on the Chancellor to act robustly in next week’s Budget to acknowledge the vital role played by journalism in our society, and to usher in a package of measures to revitalise an ailing sector that underpins democracy.

Rishi Sunak Budget

Scottish and Welsh governments announce new funding for freelances

The NUJ has urged the UK Chancellor to announce the details of the fourth grant for the self-employed now and not as part of his March budget.

#Fairdeal4freelances pink square

NUJ Branch January 2021

A special newsletter providing information and news for and from branches during the present crisis.

Cover: NUJ Branch January 2021

21 Jan 2021
MPs call for support for forgotten freelances

The Public Accounts Committee has given HMRC six weeks to explain why so many of the self-employed have not received a penny of Covid-19 government aid.

#Forgotten Freelances logo (green)

NUJ Branch December 2020

Survey shows virtual branches have been a success, Pamela Morton, NUJ national freelance organiser, asks branches to get behind the campaign for a fairer deal for freelances and Benedict Cooper on his role as Nottingham branch’s freelance officer.

Cover: NUJ Branch December 2020

17 Dec 2020
The Journalist December 2020 January 2021

It's not long now until we welcome the new year and we will all be hoping that it brings much better fortune than this year.

Cover: The Journalist December 2020 January 2021

15 Dec 2020
NUJ Media Recovery Plan for Wales: Summary/Cunllun Adfer Y Cyfryngau ar Gyfer Cymru: Crynodeb

Summary of the proposals for the Welsh government from the NUJ's News Recovery Plan.

Coronavirus graphic

NUJ publishes Freelance Charter

The 10-point charter sets out to ensure that working conditions and terms of engagement for the self-employed are fit for purpose.

Freelance Charter detail

Lords report calls for tech platforms to pay for news and industry-wide diversity charter

NUJ backs peers recommendations, but calls for a bolder response and levy on tech giants to fund innovation and greater media plurality.

FairDeal4Freelances green square

How the creative sector has been hit by Covid-19 #FD4F

Writers, journalists, musicians, artists and other creative workers discuss how the pandemic has affected their work and why it's important to have a union to support you.

FairDeal4Freelances green square

#FD4F: NUJ launches campaign to fight for freelances’ rights

The NUJ has launched a major campaign to fight for a better deal for freelances.

FairDeal4Freelances green square

25 Nov 2020

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