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and opportunities for women journalists, mobilising organisation and recruitment around this vital issue among chapels and greenfield sites”, starting with seting up an NUJ Women network, and arranging events and virtual webinars to raise awareness of ways to eradicate gender pay gap. Reps will be provided with training and support to negotiate action plans with employers and share best-practice models, based on transparency of pay and family-friendly policies, to combat discrimination in NUJ workplaces. Te union will support the #Metoo and other online campaigns to expose “endemic sexual abuse” and will build on the work of the Stronger Voice for Women in Scotland project to create a climate conducive to eradicating sexual harassment, including an online awareness campaign on cyberbullying. Te FEU will hold an event for members in the autumn on sexual harassment in the workplace and canvas unions’ responses.


Parliamentary programme Te union will continue to work in parliament with its cross-party group of MPs and peers to address issues including: campaigning for public-sector intervention in Britain and Ireland to create more jobs in journalism; a Private Member’s Bill to protect copyright and authors’ rights; the protection of whistleblowers; reform of


TUPE rules on safeguarding employees’ terms


and conditions to ensure they prevent union derecognition following company take-overs; the scrapping of universal credit; establishing a National Care Service; the repeal of the Trade Union Act; improved employment legislation and protection of workers’ rights and freedom of movement aſter Brexit; a crackdown of non-payment of taxes by multinational enterprises such as Google, Facebook and Amazon; imposing a nuclear ban treaty; ending “if and when” payment contracts in Ireland; continuing to lobby for Leveson 2; and effective press


regulation. International


Te union will fight for press freedom and journalists’ safety across the globe. It will make a regular contribution to the IFJ’s safety fund and branches will be encouraged to mark International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on Friday 2 November. Te union continues to support colleagues in the BBC Persian Service who are being intimidated by the Iranian government.


Other actions… Te Photographers’ Council will


address the gender imbalance in the sector – women comprise only 17 percent of its members – and investigate ways the union can support and encourage women photographers and


videographers. Te NEC will investigate


more ways to encourage young journalists to become members, launch a young members’ network and develop a strategic plan for recruitment and retention of younger journalists. Te New Media Industrial Council will commission a report into the impact of automation on the profession, examining the advantages and threats technology poses to journalists’ jobs. Surveillance: work will continue with the UK Parliamentary Group, Irish Parliament and civil liberty groups to counter atacks on journalists’ rights; atempts to increase mass surveillance powers and meta-data gathering; and will create materials to help members safeguard their sources. Te NUJ will monitor the Local Democracy Reporters’ scheme and recruit the reporters. Te union will help hyperlocals gain access to journalist and commercial training. Support will continue for the Women Against State Pension Inequality’s campaign and fair state pensions in the UK and Ireland.


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