World Mental Health Day spotlights support for those covering crises
It’s World Mental Health Day today (Friday 10 October), and this year’s theme is “Access to services - mental health in catastrophes and emergencies.”
NUJ marks World Mental Health Day with solidarity and practical support
Focus on mental health as a workplace issue
Mental Health Awareness Week, 2024
The NUJ’s Disabled Members’ Council sends messages of solidarity and support to our members during Mental Health Awareness Week
TUC Black Workers’ Conference 2024
Babies, suicide and discrimination were all a feature of conference. Pic: conference delegates Sohair Soliman, Tony Adams & Saadeya Shamsuddin.
World Mental Health Day 2023
The NUJ’s Disabled Members’ Council, Equality Council and Health & Safety Committee send a message of support and solidarity to our members on World Mental Health Day.
Safety tips on the go
The NUJ and Society of Editors have launched a mobile-friendly safety toolkit to help members find advice and information while they are on the move.
Mental health awareness week 2022
NUJ holds first online mental health conference for members and reps.
TUC Women's conference 2022
NUJ delegates addressed conference on several motions, including on online attacks on women journalists, equal pay and domestic abuse.
Assange decision a “hammer-blow to free expression”
Court rules that the Wikileaks founder can be extradited to US to face espionage charges.
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.
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.
More than half of NUJ members say they have had mental health concerns during the pandemic
An all-members’ survey revealed many found juggling work and the effects of Covid-19 caused stress and anxiety.
Reprieve for Assange, with a sting in the tail
NUJ NEC member Tim Dawson explains the atmosphere in court as Judge Baraitser rules on Julian Assange extradition.
World Mental Health Day, October 2020
This year's theme set by the World Federation for Mental Health is 'mental health for all'.
International Day of Older Persons: Leave no-one behind
The 30th anniversary of the UN's day to champion the over-60s coincides with a pandemic that has led to even further isolation, loneliness, poverty and poor health for many.
Assange’s bid for privacy is a dangerous precedent
Unless the media forces courts to justify keeping material from the media, the danger is that it becomes the default.
NUJ Branch July 2020
Annabelle Collins, Health Service Journal senior correspondent, reveals what it was like to work at the sharp-end as a specialist during the pandemic and tutor Carole Holmes on how the union can be there to help colleagues avoid mental distress and solve their problems.
The Journalist June July 2020
This edition is dominated by the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the media, how journalists are working through it, and what the union is trying to do to strengthen the industry.
Mental Health Awareness Week 2020
This year’s mental health awareness week (18-24 May) finds us in strange and difficult times – in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.