Black History Month 2024
This year’s theme is ‘Reclaiming Narratives’ underscoring “a commitment to correcting historical inaccuracies and showcasing the untold success stories and the full complexity of Black heritage.”
NUJ says cuts to BBC will harm quality and breadth of news
The corporation’s annual report shows a drop in licence fee revenue and a move to becoming a “leaner” organisation.
Equal pay and the gender pay gap
A yawning gender pay gap favouring men has been revealed in recent years by media companies forced to publish data under new regulations.
Liberty Hive guide to salary transparency
As part of the NUJ's pay transparency campaign, this Liberty Hive guide can help reps and employers.
Race Equality Act would be “a welcome step forward” for BME workers
The TUC statement in support of the Labour Party's proposed Race Equality Act.
DM2023: equality
Discrimination and prejudice in the workplace needs to be called out and robust polices put in place, conference agreed.
Bold action needed to close ethnicity pay gap
The TUC and NUJ’s Black Members’ Council comment on the government’s pay guidance saying compulsory monitoring of black workers’ salaries is needed without delay.
We need a less exclusive media, says the NUJ
The union warned that a diverse media can be developed only if the barriers to working class people entering journalism are identified and actively challenged.
TUC Black Workers’ Conference 2022
The NUJ’s motions on asylum seekers and privatisation of Channel 4 were passed by delegates.
Government urged to introduce mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting
The NUJ has backed the call from a coalition of unions and industry bodies for the government to set out a clear timetable for companies to be forced to publish this data on their workforce.