A Union-wide Health and Safety Committee was formalised on the second day of DM despite opposition from the Irish Executive Council (IEC), which argued that such issues should be dealt with at branch level. Proposing the motion, Adam Christie of the NEC and Leeds branch drew attention to the longstanding but informal committee the NUJ …
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NUJ General Secretary Jeremy Dear: ‘I was seen as a militant’
The role of the National Union of Journalists General Secretary is a varied one, according to the man who currently hold the post, Jeremy Dear. “One day I can be negotiating with the BBC, the next day I can be on a picket line at a local newspaper. The next day I can be speaking …
The Cost of National Union of Journalists Delegate Meeting
We never think about putting a price on democracy, it is taken for granted and forgotten about. It is a system which groups and organisations rely on to determine what their members want and decide how things will run in the future. It is a vital part of British society and the foundation of great …