Chicago Chapter Members and Supporters Online Meet-up
Want to build strength in the Chicago chapter of the NWU? Keep an eye out for the invite to this one-hour online convening to be held in July.
Upcoming
Union-widevirtual event
January 16, 2025
11:00 am – 12:00 pm CT
FSP Rate-Sharing Drop-In
To receive connection info to join this event, you’ll need to RSVP.go to rsvp form
Collect our data, build our power. RSVP to join this mid-week session of the Freelance Solidarity Project’s working group on rate-sharing.
Open-to-publicvirtual event
January 17, 2025
11:00 am – 12:15 pm CT
“Negotiate Like a Rockstar” – Rates‑Negotiation Joint Panel + Convo with the Institute for Independent Journalists
Participate in a call with experienced journalists on getting fair terms for freelance work.
There is no charge to attend this event, but registration is required.go to registration form
NWU Freelance Solidarity Project members join members of the Institute for Independent Journalism to talk negotiating writing rates. Moderated by the FSP’s Lily Meyer, with panelists Joseph Lee, Mónica Ortiz Uribe, Erin McGregor, and Katherine Reynolds Lewis.
Open-to-publicvirtual event
January 28, 2025
6:30 am – 7:00 am CT
Freelance Solidarity Project Quarterly General Info Session
Get to know the NWU’s Digital Media Division, the Freelance Solidarity Project.
To receive connection info to join this event, you’ll need to RSVP.go to rsvp form
Are you a freelancer inspired by recent labor activism in media, like the Writers Guild of America strike? Interested in learning more about organizing alongside your fellow freelance media workers? Join the Freelance Solidarity Project, a division of the National Writers Union, for our next general info session.
All are welcome. Questions are encouraged.
Also available is the option to sign up to receive updates on our work and/or meet with an FSP member one-on-one to learn about joining.
Membership in the National Writers Union and in the Freelance Solidarity Project (NWU Digital Media Division) is open not only to writers but to media workers in all areas.
Upcoming
FSP Rate-Sharing Drop-In
1/16/25
11:00 am – 12:00 pm CT
Union-widevirtual event
Hone Your Rate Negotiating Skills, Cohosted by IIJ and FSP
1/17/25
11:00 am – 12:15 pm CT
Open-to-publicvirtual event
Participate in a call with experienced journalists on getting fair terms for freelance work.
FSP Quarterly General Info Session
1/28/25
6:30 am – 7:00 am CT
Open-to-publicvirtual event
Get to know the NWU’s Digital Media Division, the Freelance Solidarity Project.