Freelance Solidarity Project
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The Freelance Solidarity Project is a union of digital media workers raising labor standards across our industry. Part of @paythewriter.
Joined January 2020
We're ditching Twitter. Connect with us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Facebook instead. Better yet: Join NWU, join the fight! https://t.co/SNccdIT2VH
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Sign the petition!
actionnetwork.org
Last year, PEN Guild members ratified a groundbreaking first contract that included some of the strongest provisions in the industry around artificial intelligence. These protections not only gave...
We’re taking @politico to arbitration this week for its unethical use of AI and we’re asking for your support! https://t.co/Rr5OnDLcuW
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FSP-NWU stands in solidarity with the Vox Media Union as they prepare to strike. We pledge to support our colleagues by committing not to cross the digital picket line, as readers OR as workers. We don’t scab when staff unions strike!
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We know that's right - glad you're getting the digital justice you deserve, Angel, and hope you and other creative workers will join us in organizing for a media industry that doesn't flagrantly exploit freelance labor.
overwhelmed by the support i've received these past few hours but also disheartened that this seems to have happened to every kind of creative 🥲 hopefully, my experience compels the industry to step up + freelancers to stop taking this sitting down!
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Not in NYC? You can still participate in the fundraiser for our sibling union, @infopjs. Enter into the online raffle at https://t.co/Ulb4pWU3Xc to win a @hellgateny bundle, a 1-year subscription to @jewishcurrents or @inthesetimesmag, or 1 of 2 book bundles from @haymarketbooks.
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Support freelance book critics! https://t.co/7yAwui2Hc2
FSP-NWU asked writers to share what they’ve been paid for book criticism, and how long each project took them. Out of the 91 reports we received, 26 writers reported being paid less than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 for their work. Help us fight to raise pay!
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Today, we’re announcing our new agreement with @paythewriter. Freelance contributors are essential to the quality and success of In These Times and independent media. Find the full agreement here: https://t.co/09tTX5yU4i
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If you’re an entertainment reporter or critic — especially at a Valnet publication — add your rates to the FSP rate sharing survey to improve transparency across our industry and strengthen any future direct action campaigns our members might take on. https://t.co/PcY4NfsHel
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If the publication models of the digital age won’t allow us to work in dignity, then workers will continue to build our own alternative structures, like our 1st VP @abbyhiggins did with @51stnews
https://t.co/3PYvkCBSTb
poynter.org
Fed up with the media industry’s instability, workers are starting newsrooms where they can govern themselves and reach readers directly
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To our knowledge, Polygon’s editorial staff have consistently followed the key tenets of our Principles for Working with Freelancers: transparent & fair rates, clear contracts, & paying freelancers in a timely manner.
freelancesolidarity.org
Illustration by FSP member Maxim Lowe
We condemn Vox Media’s May Day decision to lay off a majority of @Polygon staff w/o warning as part of the sale to known media-brand-destroyer Valnet. We stand in solidarity with the staff who were laid off, and with @vox_union in their ongoing contract negotiations.
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Press freedom is under attack, but for some communities the limits of that freedom have always been deeply felt. Watch the recording of our panel on incarcerated journalists’ fight for press freedom that marked last year’s World Press Freedom Day.
We're glad so many could make it to last week's panel Behind Enemy Lines about incarcerated journalists' fight for press freedom. You can watch the recording of this & other panels on our YouTube channel:
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Looking for a simple act of solidarity to celebrate May Day? Enter your freelance rates in our rates database at https://t.co/fcIDQJU1hJ. Or join us April 30, and we’ll do it together. #FreelanceSolidarityChallenge RSVP: https://t.co/Mmd6AaZVUY
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Hey, did you hear we're having an info session tomorrow at 7:30pm ET? RSVP to learn more about organizing alongside your fellow freelance media workers for a more sustainable and equitable media industry:
docs.google.com
Are you a freelancer inspired by recent labor activism in media, or troubled by the most recent round of layoffs and closures? Interested in learning more about organizing alongside your fellow...
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After filing, once your piece appears in print, upon commission, once it’s killed—these are all great times to share data about your freelance labor with FSP via our Rate Sharing Survey:
freelancesolidarity.org
Our goal is to create a comprehensive database of rates for digital media freelancers across the industry.
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Looking for a simple act of solidarity to celebrate May Day? Enter your freelance rates in our rates database at https://t.co/fcIDQJU1hJ. Or join us April 30, and we’ll do it together. #FreelanceSolidarityChallenge RSVP:
docs.google.com
Join us for the grand finale and final push of the National Writers Union’s Freelance Solidarity Challenge. In May 2024, we asked freelance media workers to commit to entering as many of their rates...
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As a union of media workers, we won’t stand by as our industry is torn down by hedge funds and billionaires. We're building a new future, one where we all thrive. What role will you play? Join us at our info session on Tuesday, April 29 at 7:30pm ET:
docs.google.com
Are you a freelancer inspired by recent labor activism in media, or troubled by the most recent round of layoffs and closures? Interested in learning more about organizing alongside your fellow...
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Are you a freelance writer? Participate in FSP's Freelance Solidarity Challenge! Submit your rates and help us make pay for freelance writers what it should be—transparent.
What if sharing our freelancer rates was something we did as routinely as taxes? Enter your rates today at https://t.co/fcIDQJU1hJ! It’s a mundane act of solidarity that helps us build campaigns for fair pay. #FreelanceSolidarityChallenge
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Sneak peak of our #FreelanceSolidarityChallenge survey results: Freelancers are making as much as $2 a word…and as little as six cents a word! Help us get a full picture by sharing your rates:
freelancesolidarity.org
Our goal is to create a comprehensive database of rates for digital media freelancers across the industry.
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The lowest hourly rate for freelancers we've found so far in our #FreelanceSolidarityChallenge was…drumroll please…$3.33 an hour! Share your lowest rate here:
freelancesolidarity.org
Our goal is to create a comprehensive database of rates for digital media freelancers across the industry.
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Join FSP’s Rate Sharing Working Group on April 30 at 12pm ET for a drop-in rate sharing event and connect with your freelance colleagues. RSVP:
docs.google.com
Join us for the grand finale and final push of the National Writers Union’s Freelance Solidarity Challenge. In May 2024, we asked freelance media workers to commit to entering as many of their rates...
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