Murder trial of journalist and former #NUJ member Lyra McKee commences in Belfast.
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The #NUJ Disabled Members' Council welcomes new BBC guidance on accessible images.
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In other news the NUJ has hit out at National World, saying the company is proposing to increase Local Democracy Reporter salaries this year by the BBC-required minimum of 1.5% while all other journalists at NW receive a minimum 4% increase (rising to 6% for those under £30k pa)

Evening Standard to launch weekly newspaper as daily edition ends. The NUJ is urging the title to ensure journalists' job security.
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National World journalists voice anger at 1.5 per cent pay award for Local Democracy Reporters.
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#NUJ condemns the killing of journalists Kamran Dawar and Nasralluh Gadani in Pakistan by unknown assailants.
#JournalismIsNotACrime

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Smashing speech from #TeamNUJ member Gemma Stevenson seconding Unite the union: join a union motion on a fair personal independence payment. #TUCDisabledWorkers
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We've just listened to the panel discussion, pride in disability: why it matters, why the social model of disability is important.
They covered ableism, leadership and the importance of reasonable adjustments and inclusion.
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Great to see the UNISON - UK's largest union delegate giving his speech in #BritishSignLanguage about reasonable adjustment policies, highlighting the level of exclusion experienced by deaf BSL users at work #TUCDisabledWorkers

#TeamNUJ rocking it with the @TUCDisabledWorkers selfie at the 2024 conference.
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#NUJ welcomes passage of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill. We have long-called for legislation to address the imbalance between platforms and publishers, and note this marks a significant step towards fairness and transparency once Royal Assent is received.

#Belarus 🇧🇾: Authorities confiscate exiled journalist’s home and search apartment of БАЖ | BAJ's leader. We condemn the latest repressive moves by Lukashenko regime and call on authorities to halt their systematic harassment of exiled journalists. @EFJEUROPE ifj.org//media-centre/…

📆 In Paris this Friday? Author and Financial Times columnist Simon Kuper will be launching his new book, 'Impossible City: Paris in the Twenty-First Century', at The Abbey Bookshop. Taking place on May 24 at 7:30pm, more details can be found here: rb.gy/awieme 📚

NUJ: Government must reconsider dropping pilot plan on pay transparency. Find out more about our #ShowUstheMoney campaign for greater pay transparency and fairness in job interviews. nuj.org.uk/resource/gover… #genderpaygap #equality

Paul Foot Award shortlist announced, featuring journalists from: FT/Tortoise, The Evening Standard, The Independent, The House, The Northern Scot and the Oil Price Information Service private-eye.co.uk/paul-foot-award

#Palestine 🇵🇸: قناة الميادين journalist Amr Manasra was hit and wounded by live bullet shrapnel from the Israeli army on 21 May in Jenin, despite wearing full body armour that clearly identified him as a journalist. This climate of #impunity must stop! ifj.org//media-centre/…

Are you in Oxford today, May 23rd? Why not go and stand outside 115 High Street and remember George Orwell's visit on 23 May 1941 to talk about ‘Literature and Totalitarianism’?

Orwell spoke at 8 pm.
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Brilliant first speech from #TeamNUJ member Claire Harris seconding the National Education Union motion on language and the social model at #TUCDisabledWorkers conference.

#NUJ condemns shooting of Palestinian journalist Amr Manasra by Israeli soldiers.
#JournalismIsNotACrime #EndImpunity
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#TeamNUJ is ready to go at #TUCDisabledWorkers conference.

Claire giving her first ever speech seconding the first motion today on language and the social model.

Our Disabled Members' Council chair Ann Galpin has been thanked by Martin Gwyther as co-chair of the DWC committee