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National Writers Union (NWU) is a trade union in the United States for freelance and contract writers founded on 19 November 1981. Organized into 17 local chapters nationwide, it had been Local 1981 of the United Automobile Workers , AFL–CIO since merging with them in 1992.
Gerard Colby (earlier known as Gerard Colby Zilg) (born 1950) is an author and past president of the US National Writers Union, where he previously held various chair positions. From 1997 to 2001 he served as chair of the Vermont section. He is notable for authoring Du Pont: Behind The Nylon Curtain
In June 2014, the guild announced final approval of an $18-million settlement of a class-action suit it brought in 2000, along with the American Society of Journalists and Authors, the National Writers Union and 21 freelance writers. The suit claimed that major electronics databases such as Lexis-Nexis had violated the rights of thousands of ...
It is important progress for our industry that writers are back to work,” the organization said. As part of the deal, most writers’ minimum pay will increase 5% immediately, another 4% in May ...
The video, which has garnered over 500,000 views, shows the “Ridiculousness” writers as they traveled to the office of Dyrdek, the show’s host and executive producer, on Jan. 4 to ask for ...
The Guild noted that while they cannot punish non-Guild writers who write for companies against which the union is striking, they promise to bar such writers from future Guild membership. [ 34 ] The WGA instructed members to begin picketing on May 2, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. PDT . [ 18 ]
Bill Maher criticized the Writers Guild of America’s strike amid stalled negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. “They’re asking for a lot of things that ...
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