by admin | Feb 13, 2011 | BBC, Europe, media freedom, nec, nuj
This year the union holds its election for a general secretary and after having served two five year terms, Jeremy Dear announced to the FebruaryNEC meeting that he would not be standing again. Jeremy was the union’s youngest ever leader when he was elected in 2001...
by admin | Dec 5, 2010 | nec, nuj
Fifteen motions for next year’s Delegate Meeting (DM) were agreed by the NEC last weekend. Four on international issues covered Palestinian photographers, the attacks on the Gaza flotilla, safety of African journalists and attacks on freedom of expression in South...
by admin | Nov 29, 2010 | nec, Uncategorized
Last weekend’s NEC was actually held over two days, and apart from receiving usual reports from committees and officials, we agreed NEC motions for next year’s delegate meeting in April; received a thorough report from John McDonnell MP secretary to the NUJ...
by admin | Oct 27, 2010 | nec
A brief rundown of some of the highlights of the NEC meeting held on Friday 8 October.Perhaps the most important report was that given by the general secretary on the pensions’ dispute at the BBC. Jeremy Dear said that this was a significant dispute not only...
by admin | Aug 1, 2010 | nec, nuj
‘I think Rupert Murdoch made the wrong choice this time’ wrote the Daily Telegraph’s media and technology specialist Shane Richmond on Murdoch’s decision to erect a paywall around the Times and Sunday Times. A number of media commentators share that view believing...
by admin | Jul 27, 2010 | nec, nuj
Cameron and that TUC invite – it’s the NUJ what done it! Within days of the union’s NEC passing a motion deploring the decision of the TUC general council to invite prime minister David Cameron to address Congress in Manchester in September, Cameron decided not...
