International Women’s Day 2021
As the Equality Officer of The Netherlands’s Branch of the NUJ, I am pleased to say that women members have been increasingly active in the branch this last year, taking on new roles and contributing to lively discussions as well as taking on administrative roles. Having online meetings has benefited those with family commitments and/or…
Cross-border working in the European Union post Brexit
Here is the latest report to the National Executive Council from NUJ Netherlands chair Tony Sheldon and Continental European Council (CEC) chair Cailin Mackenzie who sit as a job-share on the NEC. It gives the latest position and the action the union is taking. Because the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) wasn’t finalised until…
NUJ Netherlands pays tribute to its former chair and founder member Guy Thornton who has died suddenly this week
He will be sadly missed by all having become something of a talisman for the branch over more than two and half decades. Guy was one of the most prominent members of the NUJ in Continental Europe and a member of a number of committees within the union. Tony Sheldon branch chair and NEC job…
Dutch Association of Journalists (NVJ): Aggression against journalists must stop
The aggression and violence that journalists, cameramen and photographers currently face must stop. “This is shocking. The aggression towards journalists is developing from a weekly basis to a daily basis,” says Thomas Bruning, general secretary of the NVJ in response to the ANP on last weekend events. The NVJ will consult with editors about how…
Reporting Piet in blackface; guidance from your union
Reporting current news events, involving zwarte Pieten in blackface, poses many challenges. But NUJ Netherlands and the union nationally can offer support and guidance. Last year, we took a stand on how this issue is reported and our position remains as important and relevant today. Key is our union’s professional Code of Conduct which states…
NUJ fighting for the rights of British freelance journalists working in the EU
In a letter to President von der Leyen NUJ’s General Secretary Michelle Stanistreet has asked for clarification on the situation of self-employed members who live and work in the European Union. The National Union of Journalists is the union for journalists and journalism in the UK and Ireland, and also represents members who live and…
Cross-border Freelancing and UK citizens living in the EU after 2020
The EU’s recently published guidelines to the Withdrawal Agreement with the UK say British citizens who live in Europe will no longer be permitted to work across borders. What this means and what can be done about it. What has happened? The EU/UK Withdrawal Agreement protects the rights of UK citizens living in Europe following…
Brit freelances in EU to lose right to sell cross-border services?
AFTER THE transition period following Brexit ends on 1 January 2021 and the UK leaves the EU’s Single Market, UK nationals living in an EU Member State face losing the right to provide “cross border” services to another EU country. You can read the article on The Freelance, which is the bulletin of London Freelance Branch of the National Union of…
TOFA – until Sunday 12 July to make a claim
Flexible workers, such as those on zero-hours contracts, who because of the corona crisis may have lost a large part of their income, but who cannot claim benefits, have until Sunday 12 July to make a claim under the government’s Temporary Bridging Scheme for Flexible Workers (TOFA) . However, there are conditions attached. These so-called…
Advice for NUJ members reporting on protests
NUJ members working this weekend covering the George Floyd solidarity protests need to plan accordingly and take appropriate health and safety precautions – there may be a range of people hostile to journalists. There have already been instances of journalists attacked. Carry a copy of the NUJ’s and Thompson solicitors emergency phone number in case…
