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their work over the coming cycle, and we will be seting goals for all parts of the union. Te financial imperative will hopefully provide a strategic focus and momentum to work that will pay off with greater industrial strength and reach. Tere is no shortage of places to focus


recruitment efforts. One example is a campaign we’ll be launching next month, when we’ll be working with our sister union BECTU on a recruitment initiative at Sky’s Osterley base in west London. With a change of ownership is an opportunity to dismantle the anti- union culture Murdoch has presided over throughout his dominance in journalism. If anyone who wants to help out with this campaign, please get in touch. Colleagues on the Freelance Industrial Council have already come up with ideas to atract new freelances into the NUJ and boost retention amongst existing members. In Ireland, the victory over collective


bargaining rights for freelances is also going to be developed into a campaign to recruit and organise freelance members. And some branches – including London Freelance Branch – are stepping up their work on recruiting student members, planning a presence in freshers’ events at the start of the new autumn terms and organising social evenings to encourage new aspiring journalists to find about the NUJ and get engaged in the union’s activities. We’ll also be publishing soon a list of meetings and skills-based events taking place at Headland House. Tese include workshops on Using your writing skills to create radio and TV drama; Using social media to generate freelance work; Self- publishing with e-books; and Podcasting. We’re hoping to follow up on the huge success of the Audience with Harold Evans with more “evening with” events. So what can members do to help with


this recruitment push? Tis is definitely an example of how you can help your union help you. Our national officers and commitee officers have already begun the task of engaging members in this initiative – so expect more contact from them soon. For starters – who around


you can you recruit? Every member recruiting another would obviously have a transformative effect on the NUJ. What can you do in your workplace? If you have recognition, how about seting up a 100 per cent campaign, trying to raise density to its maximum potential? If you’re somewhere that has no formal recognition agreement, get together with some NUJ colleagues and work up a plan to organise for a beter voice at work. If you’re working as a freelance, are there other networks you engage in


that could prove fertile ground to atract new members to the union? If there are universities and colleges in your area, how about working with branch colleagues to host an event for student journalists? Student members of today have the potential to be the NUJ activists of the future. Let us know what you are doing, so your


efforts can inspire other NUJ colleagues to get active. If you need help or have other recruitment ideas email us at campaigns@nuj.org.uk.


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