Natl Writers Union FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about alt.union.natl-writers, the newsgroup for members of the National Writers Union, UAW Local 1981 (AFL/CIO), and for all publishing professionals.

This FAQ about alt.union.natl-writers, the newsgroup for members of the National Writers Union, UAW Local 1981 (AFL/CIO), and for all publishing professionals was compiled and written by Vicki Richman nwufaq@vicric.com with numerous contributions by others.

0.0.1. How does this version differ from previous versions? (Natl Writers Union FAQ): After challengers to the 2001 election for NWU president ...

0.1. Who maintains this FAQ? (Natl Writers Union FAQ): The version you are now reading is by Vicki ...

0.1.1. Who died and made Vicki Richman the boss of the NWU FAQ?: o Vicki's answer:...

0.2. How did this FAQ get on rtfm.mit.edu? (Natl Writers Union FAQ): Almost all FAQs are regularly posted to Usenet newsgroups,...

1.0. What is NWU?: The National Writers Union is the labor union for ...

1.1. If you're a UAW local, why don't you call yourselves the Local Writers Union?: Beginning in 1979, _Nation_ magazine hosted national ...

1.1.1. Exactly when was the NWU founded?: We celebrate our anniversary on November 19. The year, ...

1.2. How can the NWU both have locals and be a local?: The NWU locals elect Delegates to convene at the annual ...

2.0. What have automobiles to do with writing? (Natl Writers Union): The United Automobile Workers should be renamed the Union ...

2.1. I thought it was illegal for freelance writers to have a union.: That question should probably be rephrased: Does ...

2.1.1. What's union scale for 5000 muckraking words exposing the corrupt FAQ-maintaining industry? (Natl Writers Union): Only 5000 words?...

2.1.2. My publisher says my theater reviews serve the gay community, so I should be proud to work for zilch.: In bargaining with a publisher, freelancers should ...

2.2. That's great, but what makes you a union? (Natl Writers Union): o Our

2.2.1. "Sweeping changes" in "the publishing industry"? You mean "industries," right? (Natl Writers Union): Since Guttenberg, publishing has come in many guises. ...

2.2.2. I got an offer to ghostwrite academic theses. Does that make me a kind of dope dealer to the fuzz? (Natl Writers Union): In most cases ghostwriting is legal and honorable, ...

2.2.3. Do "the benefits of solidarity" mean you offer group health insurance? (Natl Writers Union): o The short answer:...

2.2.4. So what you're saying is you're a union because you rig your elections and claim to be a democracy. (Natl Writers Union): No, no. We never rig our elections. We don't have to. ...

2.3. Get real. If you're contractors, you need a professional association, not a labor union. (Natl Writers Union): o The answer by Mike Bradley, Chief Grievance Officer:...

2.4. Okay, you're a real union. So real that a publisher would have to be crazy to use my work if I joined the NWU. (Natl Writers Union): Well, blacklisting of union members is a ...

2.5. Okay, so you're a real freelance union. So how come your president gets a full-time salary? (Natl Writers Union): He doesn't. Not any more. (And he'll remain a he for ...

3.0. What are you doing online? (Natl Writers Union): The 1998 Delegates Assembly voted not to actively attempt ...

3.1. I've HTML-ized my work for my Web site, but my publisher claims all rights to it and won't let me post it. (Natl Writers Union): The copyright -- or all-rights -- grab has indeed become ...

3.2. What are electronic rights? (Natl Writers Union): The NWU has released a position paper on E-rights. ...

3.3. I write code. Why should I join a union that puts me in the same campaign as an advertising copywriter? (Natl Writers Union): Our democratic structure allows any member to work ...

4.0. So, how can I join? (Natl Writers Union): Membership in the NWU is open to all qualified writers, ...

5.0. What are the online NWU groups?: o

5.0.1. What is alt.union.natl-writers?: Well, if you continue to Question 5.1, you'll have ...

5.0.2. Vicki again! Don't tell me that any rank-and-filer may run a BBS forum in the name of the NWU.: No, of course not. But a.u.n-w is a Usenet newsgroup, ...

5.1. What is the charter of alt.union.natl-writers?: ...

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