Finance conference - 23 March
Register now for the union's finance conference taking place online from 2pm and share your views on building a fair subscriptions structure.
The NUJ's National Executive Council invites members to join discussions at the upcoming union-wide conference. Topics delegates may wish to explore on the day include:
- Ending legacy subscription grades;
- Changing grade bandings regularly to match inflation;
- Gathering data on members’ salaries to inform grade changes;
- Considering if higher paid members should pay more through additional higher grades;
- A general concern that subs will get too high;
- Enforcing the 1 per cent rule;
- Concerns about subs hardship for the lower paid;
- Concerns about recruiting those just breaking into journalism;
- Reform of the 50 per cent membership earnings barrier;
- Balancing different membership classes with fee rates;
- The need to recruit more members in an era of diverse offices with small eligible staffs or those working from home.
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