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Your NEC representatives

Hello to all Bristol Branch members,
We are delighted to have been elected by members in the south west as your representatives on the NUJ’s National Executive Council.  We would like to thank everyone who voted in the election, and those who supported us and endorsed us as candidates.
If you have problems and issues that you would [...]

Chapman and Harris elected to NEC

Simon Chapman and Di Harris have been elected by NUJ members in the South West to represent them on the NEC, the union’s ruling body.

Northcliffe extends pay freeze despite profit rise

NEWSPAPER owner Northcliffe has once again shown that staff are not its top priority by announcing an extended pay freeze for its journalists in the South West.

The news has just been given to staff at parts of Bristol News & Media, publisher of the Bristol Evening Post, Western Daily Press, Metro and Venue, as well as a host of weekly titles.

The value of Copyright

British Photographic Council industry survey shows the true value of photographers’ copyright
“Retaining copyright could be one of the best business decisions that freelance or self-employed photographers make, according to new research from the British Photographic Council.”
Earlier this summer the British Photographic Council undertook a survey of photographers across the UK, including NUJ members. The results [...]

NUJ takes part in pensioners’ conference

Concern about a wide variety of subjects, such as public expenditure cuts, OAP free bus services, power and petrol prices and recycling symbols were raised at the annual SW TUC pensioners’ conference at Weston-super-Mare on May 27.