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We also call on everyone who can to contribute to mutual aid funds for laid off Post Guild workers, Tech Guild workers, and international employees not covered by the Guild.
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![The NWU logo sits at the top left corner; toward the top is the words "NWU STANDS WITH" next to an image of a raised fist; underneath it reads "the Washington Post Guild, the Washington Post Tech Guild, and the NewsGuild"; at the bottom is a black and white image of a person holding a sign that reads "Free Press" and covering their face with a blown up face of Jeff Bezos, the word "Greedy" pasted on his forehead"; the full image is on a beige background
[Image adapted from a February 2026 photo by user Sdkb on Wikimedia Commons]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jlpjjlapallqqzkqssipyonk/bafkreiclz2usycmwdh5c6t3rm657patmtlrvpp4r5vhclkmoytdrpupe5e@jpeg)
The NWU logo sits at the top left corner; toward the top is the words "NWU STANDS WITH" next to an image of a raised fist; underneath it reads "the Washington Post Guild, the Washington Post Tech Guild, and the NewsGuild"; at the bottom is a black and white image of a person holding a sign that reads "Free Press" and covering their face with a blown up face of Jeff Bezos, the word "Greedy" pasted on his forehead"; the full image is on a beige background [Image adapted from a February 2026 photo by user Sdkb on Wikimedia Commons]
Text on a beige background pulled from NWU's statement at nwu.org/wapo-layoffs
Text on a beige background pulled from NWU's statement at nwu.org/wapo-layoffs
Text on a beige background pulled from NWU's statement at nwu.org/wapo-layoffs
NWU, alongside @wgaeast.bsky.social, condemns the layoffs at the Washington Post & joins @postguild.bsky.social, @wapotechguild.bsky.social, & @newsguild.org in their demand that Jeff Bezos, the owner of the Post and one of the richest men on Earth, reverse them. Full statement: nwu.org/wapo-layoffs
Join us at @nwu.org! Being a freelancer is hard enough, no need to do it without union comrades.
Real talk.
So don't go it alone; join us in organizing for better working conditions so as freelancers, we can have our own schedule AND a living wage: nwu.org/join
A lament for a lifetime of folded publications—and for WaPo Book World: substack.com/home/post/p-...
Freelance photographer has to cover surgery costs after being shot in the hand by feds.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-ma...
And if you have the means to support these workers, please consider donating to this GoFundMe, overseen by members of @postguild.bsky.social:
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
When billionaires own the news, truth takes a back seat to profit and power. That’s dangerous for all of us.
Sign the letter, #SaveThePost: actionnetwork.org/letters/save...
i can't express just how much better it is to be doing any freelance gig work as part of a union. please drop in, translator friends! feel free to DM me with NWU questions.
In upper left-hand corner, white on red background, is the National Writers Union logo: NWU with the words “National Writers Union” beneath it Lefthand side of frame, white text on red background: The Translators Organizing Committee (TOC) is hosting their next solidarity drop-in session! Where: Zoom When: Wednesday, October 8, 7:30-8:45 ET Email us to reserve your spot! tocsolidarity@gmail.com Center/Righthand side of frame: Image of four arms with hands clenched into fists holding on to one another to form a diamond shape. The colors of the four arms, moving clockwise, are black, light purple, maroon and orange.
In upper left-hand corner, white on red background, is the National Writers Union logo: NWU with the words “National Writers Union” beneath it Text in white on red background: We’re Doing This Because . . . We believe our power is stronger as a collective than it is as individuals. You don’t have to join NWU to attend the drop-ins, but we hope you will, and are happy to talk to you about why we think the union is the future. The more of us who join, alongside other writers, editors, and media creatives, the greater our chances of winning the working conditions we want and deserve! Translators Organizing Committee | translators@nwu.org
Big news:
1) Our Translators Organizing Committee is now formally the Literary Translators Division of NWU
2) The LTD is hosting their next solidarity drop-in session!
📍 Where: Zoom
🕢 When: Wednesday, February 11, 7:30-8:45pm ET
📨 Email now to reserve your spot! tocsolidarity@gmail.com
🔔 Immigration enforcement reporting can be dangerous.
Learn how lessons from one community can apply elsewhere with local journalists @eltragon.bsky.social, @franciagarciah.bsky.social, @nigrotime.bsky.social, and @kevinhfoster.bsky.social.
Feb. 5, 2 pm ET
RSVP: freedom.press/covering-immigration
If you are a journalist — or know one — who has been attacked, seriously threatened, denied access by a public official or targeted with a legal order in the course of reporting, let us know. You can now submit tips in English or Spanish. Email: tips@pressfreedomtracker.us
If you are a journalist — or know one — who has been attacked, seriously threatened, denied access by a public official or targeted with a legal order in the course of reporting, let us know. You can now submit tips in English or Spanish.
Email: tips@pressfreedomtracker.us
Is Mamdani the answer for the Left? My article this week in Platypus Review:
platypus1917.org/2026/02/01/o...
Labor Education Conference: AI, Labor, and the Future of LA and the World
See you this Saturday in L.A.:
The NWU logo sits at the top left corner; toward the top is the words "NWU STANDS WITH" next to an image of a raised fist; underneath it reads "independent journalists Don Lemon & Georgia Fort"; at the bottom are black and white images of Lemon and Fort from the shoulders up; the full image is on a golden background
Text on a golden background pulled from NWU's statement at nwu.org/lemon-and-fort
Text on a golden background pulled from NWU's statement at nwu.org/lemon-and-fort
Text on a golden background pulled from NWU's statement at nwu.org/lemon-and-fort
As has been proven time and again across the globe, the targeting of journalists never ends with the most vulnerable. Instead, the targeting of marginalized journalists normalizes and facilitates attacks on the free press at large. Read our full statement at nwu.org/lemon-and-fort
If you, like Lemon, Fort, and so many other brave and principled journalists and media makers, are working without traditional institutional backing, consider joining @nwu.org.
We are safer and stronger together. ✊
If you are seeking a way to financially support Georgia Fort right now, this is the best, and most direct, way to do so (info from a family friend): www.georgiafort.com/support?utm_...
Free Georgia Fort now!!
I want to make a point here: The two journalists they went after were independent, so the pain of having to deal with the legal system is going to be felt more acutely, even if you’re Don Lemon.
If they arrested CNN employee Don Lemon, this story would play out very differently.
if you are an independent journalist or writer of any kind, now is a great time to make sure you are not out there on your own!!!
join us. we are safer together. hmu with any questions.
As a labor union representing independent media workers, we feel it's important to name that both Lemon and Fort are independent journalists, and that the targeting of independent journalists should be treated with the same gravity as the targeting of those with institutional backing.
ATHENS, GA – The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) today reiterated its firm opposition to the manipulation of journalistic images that mislead the public, particularly when such manipulation is conducted or disseminated by government entities.
More importantly, you can still sign the petition demanding that Congress act in defense of a free press. actionnetwork.org/petitions/de...
Missed the town hall on authoritarianism and the press? You can catch the recording on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA88...
What we're calling for:
📢 Reintroduction and passage of the PRESS Act
📢 Reformation of the Espionage Act so journalists and whistleblowers aren’t treated like spies
📢 A resolution to affirm that recording the activities of law enforcement is a protected activity under the First Amendment
"This is a dangerous assault on press freedom, as well as the U.S. people’s right to know."
NWU's grievance team has won back-pay, better treatment, and fair resolutions for media workers in disputes with publishers and others. Learn more by watching the recording of last year's Get to Know Grievances event, co-sponsored by @bookcritics.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1YV...
The people of Pittsburgh deserve so much better than newspaper bosses who violate federal law.
Join us tonight to hear what journalists are facing and how all media workers and the public can fight back.