NUJ London Magazine branch

We demand better: March and Rally
2022-06-18
We’re expecting a lively march, buzzing atmosphere and a collective voice shouting…
WE DEMAND BETTER!
National demonstration organised by the TUC.
Visit the TUC website
Look out for the NUJ London Magazines Branch banner, meet 11:30pm corner of Regents Street and Margaret Street:
(https://goo.gl/maps/79yzBEHqQX6jWHFc6)
We’d love you to join other journalists on the demonstration, hope to see you there.

So, if you’re planning on hitting the streets this Saturday, here’s some handy tips on what to do and what to bring so you’re fully prepared for the day.

March form-up order and route: The front of the march will assemble outside the BBC, on Portland Place (near the junction with Langham Place), and the march will form up behind, going north towards Park Crescent. It will be easier to join the march from the rear. If you’re joining the march as part of your union or a supporting organisations, please look for your allocated section. Stewards will be available to help you find your section.

Disabled access: The short march will form up at Whitehall Place, from 11am. Accessible toilets at the form up and rally have been arranged – marchers should ask a steward for directions. There’s a quiet venue rest stop during the route at St James church at Piccadilly.
The rally will have British Sign Language interpreter on the stage and speech to text transcript. It will be live streamed on TUC’s Facebook page with live captions.

First aid: If you require medical attention on the day, there will be ambulances stationed at the front and rear of the march and a first aid tent at the rally.

Toilets: We’ve created an interactive map so you can find the nearest toilets on the march route.

Updates: On the day we will use Twitter @The_TUC and communications via stewards to provide updates.

Need help on the day: Please find the nearest steward who will be wearing a pink or orange TUC hi-vis vest and the will help you with your questions.

The state of pay in publishing
2022-05-23 18:30 - 20:00 (Europe/London)
visit our Facebook page to find a link to the zoom meeting: http://www.facebook.com/groups/LondonMagsNUJ/

With guest speaker Suzanne Collier from bookcareers.com
How is pay in the publishing industry changing? This month Suzanne Collier from bookcareers.com will discuss her findings from surveys of the publishing workforce in the UK and the implications for our sector.
Topline findings from the latest survey from 2021 showed that while average overall pay has gone up over the past four years, the disparity between entry-level and overall pay has grown, men are still being paid more than women and employers still have much to do on diversity.
Suzanne will take us through the details and how we can use this to inform our research into pay in the Magazines sector specifically.
There will be time for questions and discussion, to be followed by branch business (see below).

Agenda

State of pay in publishing
Approve April meeting minutes (draft minutes attached)
Workplace reports
Trades Council memberships
Nominate auditors
Membership update
AOB

Look forward to seeing you there.

All the best
NUJ London Magazine Branch Committee

For any queries please contact Branch Chair Caroline Price on price.carrie@gmail.com

Join our Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/groups/LondonMagsNUJ/
Visit the branch website: https://www.nujlmb.org.uk/

Social media at work: ethics and liabilities
2022-04-25 18:30 - 20:00
With guest speaker Professor Chris Frost, Chair of NUJ Ethics Council
See our Facebook page for Zoom details: www.facebook.com/groups/LondonMagsNUJ/

Editorial staff are often expected to become skilled in running social media accounts, to build both personal and company brands. But what are the potential ethical and legal issues they need to be mindful of?
Professor Chris Frost, Professor of Journalism at Liverpool John Moores University and Chair of the NUJ Ethics Council will join us this month, to explain the key issues for journalists to use social media safely and effectively. With time for questions and discussion.
Come and join us for what promises to be a really interesting and useful discussion.

To be followed by branch business, including branch motions (see below).

Agenda

Social media at work: ethics and liabilities
Approve March branch and AGM meeting minutes
Workplace reports
Nominate auditors
Branch motions (see below)
Membership update
AOB

Look forward to seeing you there.

All the best
NUJ London Magazine Branch Committee

For any queries please contact Branch Chair Caroline Price on price.carrie@gmail.com

Join our Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/groups/LondonMagsNUJ/
Visit the branch website: https://www.nujlmb.org.uk/

Branch motions
The branch received the following motion for debate this month:

Donation to George Viner Memorial Fund

London Magazine Branch notes the excellent work done by the NUJ through the Fund to broaden diversity in media workplaces, and previous commitments by the Branch to make a regular donation.
The Branch resolves to donate £500 to the Fund to this end.

Why should we defend the BBC?
2022-03-21 18:30 - 20:00
With guest speaker Granville Williams from the Campaign for Press and Broadcast Freedom North

The BBC has been under attack from the Tories for many years. The latest plans to freeze the TV licence fee over the next few years – and potentially scrap the licence fee altogether – threaten to greatly reduce the quality and breadth of BBC journalism and programming.
But with younger generations supposedly switching off and accusations from all sides of partisan news coverage, what can we do to build support to defend the BBC?
NUJ member of honour and press freedom campaigner Granville Williams will lead a discussion about the threats to the BBC, why we should resist them and how we can create a reformed, democratic public service broadcaster that is fit for purpose in the digital age.

Agenda

Why we should defend the BBC – Granville Williams
Approve February branch meeting minutes
Branch AGM

– Chair, Treasurer and Membership reports

Workplace reports
Membership update
AOB

NUJ London Magazine Branch – January 2022 branch meeting
2022-01-24 18:30
Date and time: Monday 24 January, 6.30 pm
The rising cost of living and pay claims
Visit our Facebook page to access the zoom meeting:
www.facebook.com/groups/LondonMagsNUJ/
Visit the branch website:
With Pamela Morton, NUJ National Organiser – Magazines, Books and Wales
According to latest headlines, the cost of living crisis could soon eclipse partygate. RPI is now at 7.1%, with workers facing soaring bills and council tax and national insurance rises.
At this month’s meeting, National Organiser Pamela Morton will lead a discussion on the rising cost of living and how members can negotiate pay rises to keep up with inflation.
Agenda

Rising cost of living and pay claims – discussion
Approve November branch meeting minutes
Workplace reports
Membership update
Branch motions. See below.
Upcoming meetings, including AGM – to be held at March branch meeting
AOB

Look forward to seeing you there.

All the best
NUJ London Magazine Branch Committee

For any queries please contact Branch Chair Caroline Price on price.carrie@gmail.com

www.facebook.com/groups/LondonMagsNUJ/
Visit the branch website:
https://www.nujlmb.org.uk/

Branch motion
Motion on fighting racism

This branch notes
1) The government’s use of racist policies designed to create division and weaken resistance to the rising cost of living.
2) Stand Up To Racism’s Fighting For Anti-Racist Workplaces conference of 5 February, and its organisation of three demonstrations on UN anti-racism day, Saturday 19 March, in London, Glasgow and Cardiff.
3) The TUC’s backing for both the conference and the demonstrations.
4) The NUJ’s policy of backing anti-racist initiatives.

This branch resolves
1) To send two delegates to the conference at a cost of £6.00 each
2) To send a delegation with the branch banner on the London demonstration, and send out a specific message to members encouraging them to attend.

COP26 – what was it, what did it achieve and what next for the climate and nature emergency?
2021-11-22 18:30 - 20:00 | Online event
NUJ London Magazine Branch – November 2021 branch meeting
Date and time: Monday 22 November, 6.30 pm
Join the Zoom Meeting online details: www.facebook.com/groups/LondonMagsNUJ/
With speaker Gareth Simkins, environmental policy journalist and NUJ London Magazine Branch member
COP26 was the biggest event that the UK has laid on since the 2012 Olympics. But its outcome, reached a day after the talks were supposed to conclude, has been greeted with plaudits and condemnation alike. Branch member and environmental policy journalist Gareth Simkins, who attended the first week of the talks, will review what happened and why, the array of side deals and what it all means for the world.
The meeting will begin with branch business including workplace reports. Gareth will be speaking at 7pm.
Provisional agenda
1. Approve October branch meeting minutes (draft minutes attached)
2. Workplace reports + membership upd
ate
3. COP26 discussion – led by Gareth Simkins Membership – new and lapsed members
4. Discussion of future meetings
– December social
– Film screening + Q&A: Reporting of violence against women/press freedom in Turkey
5. AOB
Look forward to seeing you there.
All the best
NUJ London Magazine Branch Committee
For any queries please contact Branch Chair Caroline Price on price.carrie@gmail.com
Join our Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/groups/LondonMagsNUJ/

Ensuring a safe return to workplaces
2021-04-19 18:30 - 20:00 | Online event
NUJ London Magazine Branch – April 2021 branch meeting
Join the Zoom meeting via our: www.facebook.com/groups/LondonMagsNUJ/
With Natasha Morris, NUJ legal officer and Liz Else, Branch H&S officer
This month we are holding an advice clinic for members and reps on how to deal with any concerns about returning to work in the office.
The TUC has emphasised that there is still a need for strengthened guidance for employers on making workplaces safe, even with the roll-out of the vaccination programme.
So what can employees expect when going back to their offices and what should a safe return involve? Do companies have to share their risk assessments with all employees? Can individuals refuse to return? What key aspects should members be looking at – for example, how can you ensure adequate ventilation and social distancing as well as hygiene and sanitation measures are being put in place? How can staff self-isolation be assured? And what are the implications of hot-desking?
Natasha Morris, NUJ legal officer, and Liz Else, Magazine Branch H&S rep, will lead a discussion and Q&A session to help members and reps get prepared.

See the NUJ COVID19 H&S Page including TUC “A Safe Return to the Workplace” PDF
https://www.nuj.org.uk/resource/tuc-guide-april-2021–a-safe-return-to-the-workplace-.html

Plus – workplace reports and branch business
Provisional agenda

Return to work advice clinic
Workplace reports
Branch motion (see below)
DM update – including Late Notice Motions (see below)
MABIC/NEC feedback
Membership – new and lapsed members
AOB

Look forward to seeing you on Monday.
All the best
NUJ London Magazine Branch Committee
For any queries please contact Branch Chair Caroline Price on price.carrie@gmail.com
Join our Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/groups/LondonMagsNUJ/
Visit the newly revamped branch website: https://www.nujlmb.org.uk/

Branch motion

Donation to NUJ Extra
This branch notes:
NUJ extra is the NUJ charity, and as such, it is our charity.
NUJ Extra has launched a third wave of support for members who have lost work due to the pandemic, which will put extra pressure on its financial resources. This is expected to last until 21 June. Members who are the sole income earner and have dependants, who have a caring role, or who have no other available support, will be prioritised for support
Over the past year, NUJ Extra has helped a woman with two young children who had to flee her alcoholic husband, children who have lost a parent, many members made redundant and left in penury, and bought an air purifier for a member with recurrent lung infections due to cystic fibrosis, among many other vital interventions.
This branch donated £2,000 to the charity at the beginning of the pandemic.
This branch resolves:
To donate £2,000 [or other such amount to be agreed at the meeting on 12 April 2021] to NUJ Extra.
DM Late Notice Motions

Northern Ireland journalists

This DM condemns the physical attacks and threats against a photo journalist and other journalists during the recent riots and disturbances in Northern Ireland.
All journalists should be able to carry out their work free from all threats and violence.
DM expresses solidarity with bus workers in Belfast who were also subject to attacks.
DM applauds the industrial action taken by the bus workers in response.
The NUJ will support all such efforts and initiatives by trade unionists in the north of Ireland to stand united against intimidation and attacks, including from paramilitaries, and from state coercion, and support all trade union initiatives to campaign for a society based upon equality, justice, a living wage, decent housing and real hope for all communities based upon the common interests of all working class people

Oppose the new Police Bill.

DM notes:
The Tories’ new Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill attempts to limit the right to protest in the wake of Covid pandemic.
Following a decade and more of austerity we will be asked to pay the price for the Covid-19 crisis. Working class communities, women, BAME communities and disabled people have suffered disproportionately.
The new Policing Bill gives police new powers to stop protests that cause “serious disruption” to an organisation or have a “relevant impact” on people nearby.
A further clause in the Bill criminalises protests causing “serious annoyance” – every employer and reactionary could use this claim to curb protest.
DM further notes:
The attempt by police to break up a vigil in memory of Sarah Everard on Clapham Common.
Attacks by Police in Bristol and elsewhere against peaceful protests against the Bill
The Bill increases stop and search powers that will be used to scapegoat minorities and increase racism.
The Bill includes a new trespass offense that will be used to target Gypsy, Roma and Traveller groups.
Clauses against “unauthorised encampments” will be used against Gypsy, Roma and Traveller groups potentially seizing homes, putting parents in prison and children into care. It could also hit homeless people making makeshift shelters and protesters.
DM believes:
The Police Bill is an assault on our right to assembly and protest aiming to make it as ineffective as possible.
The Bill is a threat to trade union activity, restricting our right to protest, placing further limits on our freedom to picket during industrial disputes.
DM resolves to:

Oppose any attempt by government to use the COVID-19 crisis to limit the right to protest.
Campaign against the whole of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.
Work with other campaigns – human rights, environmental, anti-racist and all those defending the right to protests , and GRT organisations fighting the criminalisation of their way of life -to oppose and defeat this attack on our rights
Call for a coordinated Trade Union response to this Bill through the TUC

NUJ London Magazine Branch – AGM 2021
2021-03-15 18:30 - 20:00
Dear members

Please join us for our next branch meeting on Monday 15 March, when we’ll be holding our Annual General Meeting and electing a new branch committee, reviewing progress and planning activities and campaigning for the year ahead.
This will be a great opportunity to have your say and shape the work of the branch to ensure it’s representative and accountable to members.
Over the past year we have switched to online meetings and continued to run workshops, including on working safely through the pandemic and dealing with redundancy, as well as inviting speakers to discuss topics such as the future of magazines post-Covid and how we can combat racism in journalism. What are your views on the meetings and what can we be doing to support members and chapel reps better? What training workshops should we be running? What campaigning do you want the branch to do?
We’d love to welcome some more new members on board, so please do come along and put yourself forward to contribute to the committee. There are several branch officer roles, which can be shared, or you can be a co-opted member of the committee to simply have a say in the running of the branch. For more info about branch democracy and the different reps’ roles see the NUJ website and you can contact the branch chair or secretary using the details below.
After the AGM, we’ll also be going through usual monthly branch business and discussing the NUJ national Delegate Meeting which will now be held remotely Friday 21 and Saturday 22 May. This will include electing potential new delegates to the conference – for more info on that please contact the Branch’s DM liaison officer Adam Di Chiara at londonmagmember@gmail.com
The meeting will be held by Zoom, details below.
Look forward to seeing you next Monday.
All the best
NUJ London Magazine Branch Committee
Event details can be found on our facebook page: www.facebook.com/groups/LondonMagsNUJ/

London Magazine Branch AGM
To include Chair, Membership and Treasurers reports, election of new committee. Followed by monthly branch business.
Agenda

Approve February minutes
AGM
Branch motions (see below)
Workplace reports
New members adoption
Delegate Meeting matters
AOB

Branch motions
The branch has received the following motion:
Purchase of ‘Law at Work’ for Chapels
This branch notes that the LRD has recently updated its ‘Law at Work’ book to – ‘Law at work 2020 – the trade union guide to employment law’.
This is an essential resource for Chapel reps to keep up to date with employment law. While the book is available online through the NUJ’s account with LRD, paper copies would be much easier for reps to use in the workplace while meeting with members.
The branch resolves to purchase copies of Law at Work for Chapels on request (at a cost of £49.75 per copy) with the number of copies to be at the discretion of the Committee.
Proposed by: AR (BMJ)

For any queries please contact Branch Chair Caroline Price on price.carrie@gmail.com or Branch Secretary Cristina Lago – cristina.lago@gmail.com
Join our Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/groups/LondonMagsNUJ/

Can we aim for 'Zero Covid'?
2021-02-22 18:30 - 20:00 | Online event
NUJ London Magazine Branch February meeting

Dear Magazine Branch members
Hope you are all keeping well. Please see details of our upcoming February branch meeting and a reminder about the Branch AGM in March below.

February branch meeting: Can we aim for zero Covid?

With guest speaker from the Zero Covid campaign (https://zerocovid.uk)

Time: Monday 22 February, 6.30 pm – 8.00 pm
Join the Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89776225769
At this month’s branch meeting we will be discussing how the UK can best overcome the pandemic and the potential for a zero Covid strategy.
After nearly a year of lockdowns, can we learn anything from countries that pursued an alternative strategy to dealing with the pandemic?
The UK’s national Covid-19 vaccination programme is offering hope that we can prevent serious illness and deaths from the virus.
But many leading scientists are warning that vaccination alone is not enough, and that we need to implement other measures to drive down infections and safely leave lockdown.
Moreover, they argue a so-called ‘zero-Covid’ strategy to completely suppress the virus and use a robust test, trace and isolate programme to control further outbreaks will allow society to open up sooner and avoid future lockdowns.
Why do we need a zero Covid strategy and what would it involve? Can it work in the UK? And why should Trade Unions support the approach?
To explore these questions our speaker from the Zero Covid campaign will lead off the discussion. He is a former journalist and NUJ London Magazine Branch member, who now works in the legal sector, and is a member of the steering committee of the Zero Covid campaign.
The branch has received a motion for debate on affiliating to the Zero Covid campaign (see below).

March branch meeting – Annual General Meeting, Monday 15 March

A reminder that next month’s meeting will be the AGM where we review the branch’s activities and processes, and elect a new branch committee for the next 12 months.
Please do get in touch with the Branch chair / secretary (details below) with your ideas for how the branch can better serve members and put yourself forward for a branch officer role – we are really keen for greater participation and representation on the committee.
Meeting agenda – Monday 22 February

Guest speaker
Branch motion (see below)
Workplace reports
Ethics council feedback – incl. support for NUJ FOI campaign; facilities time
Q to branch: Re publication of salaries
March meeting AGM
AOB

Branch motion to back the Zero Covid campaign
This branch notes the tragic death toll due to SARS-COV2, with >100,000 dead from the virus, due to the catastrophic failures in the UK approach to the pandemic.
It also notes:

The ongoing uncertainty about the Government’s long-term pandemic strategy including how to exit the current ‘lockdown’
The concern that restrictions may be lifted too soon without sufficient suppression of the virus and without a robust Find, Test, Trace and Isolate system in place to control future outbreaks
That the most disadvantaged, black and minority ethnic groups and most exposed workers in society are bearing the greatest burden of the current inadequate measures to control the virus
The need for greater restrictions to close unsafe workplaces, greater support for furloughed and laid off workers and for people to self-isolate
That the strategy proposed by leading scientists, including those on the Independent SAGE group, to aim for elimination of Covid could end lockdown sooner and avoid the risk of future cycles of lockdowns

The branch resolves to affiliate to the Zero Covid campaign to help build a movement to beat the pandemic in the most equitable way possible.
The cost of affiliation is £25 per year.
Proposed: Adam DC

For any queries please contact Branch Chair Caroline Price on price.carrie@gmail.com or Branch Secretary Cristina Lago – cristina.lago@gmail.com
Join our Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/groups/LondonMagsNUJ/

Covid and the future of entertainment publications
2021-01-18 18:30 - 20:00 | Online event
NUJ London Magazine Branch – January 2021 branch meeting + AGM Notice
See our Facebook page or refer to your email for the Zoom meeting details.

1. January branch meeting: Covid and the future of entertainment publications
With guest speaker Alistair Smith, Editor, The Stage
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a particularly devastating impact on live music and stage productions, with major consequences for publications covering the entertainment industry including theatre and performing arts. Joining us this month will be Alistair Smith, Editor of The Stage, to lead a discussion on how magazines are adapting and what solutions there may be for the future.
Plus – workplace reports and branch business.
Provisional agenda

Guest speaker/discussion
Workplace reports
Covid organising / solidarity with other key workers
MABIC/NEC feedback
Ethics Council report
Membership – new and lapsed members
AOB

2. Notice of AGM
The next Annual General Meeting of the branch will be on Monday 15 March 2021. The AGM is a chance to reflect on and set out the future work of the branch, and elect the committee for the next 12 months. Roles include Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership, Communications, Welfare and Equalities officers. For more info, please contact Branch Secretary Cristina Lago – cristina.lago@gmail.com

Look forward to seeing you on Monday.
All the best
NUJ London Magazine Branch Committee
For any queries please contact Branch Chair Caroline Price on price.carrie@gmail.com or Branch Secretary Cristina Lago – cristina.lago@gmail.com
Join our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/groups/LondonMagsNUJ/

NUJ London Magazine Branch - December 2020 branch meeting
2020-12-21 18:30 - 20:00 | Online event
Reflections from 2020… and a toast to the New Year!
2020 has been a year like no other. Come and join us for a virtual toast with fellow Branch members, where we will have a chance to celebrate the beginning of the Christmas break and share our experiences from this strange and challenging year. As usual, we will also go through workplace reports and branch business.
We look forward to seeing you!
All the best,
NUJ London Magazine Branch Committee
For any queries please contact Branch Chair Caroline Price on price.carrie@gmail.com or Branch Secretary Cristina Lago on cristina.lago@gmail.com
Join our Facebook page

Workshop: Working safely through the pandemic
2020-11-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Online event
With speakers Liz Else, NUJ Health and Safety Committee and Caroline Holmes, NUJ training co-ordinator
As the UK goes into another lockdown, it is really important for members to know their rights to a safe working environment, both when working from home and on any return to the workplace.
This workshop will discuss some of the key issues to help members:

Understand why it’s important to look after your health and wellbeing at this time
Identify some of the challenges you face in working safely, whether from home, back in the workplace or a blend of the two
Be clear about what support you can expect from your employer
Identify support available from the NUJ.

There will be plenty of time for questions and discussion.
Plus – workplace reports and branch business.

Come and join the workshop and get help and support on any health and safety issues you are facing in the workplace at this time.

All the best
NUJ London Magazine Branch Committee
For any queries please contact:
Branch Chair Caroline Price on price.carrie@gmail.com

or Branch Secretary Cristina Lago – cristina.lago@gmail.com

Workshop: Dealing with redundancy
2020-10-20 18:30 - 20:00
NUJ London Magazine Branch – October 2020 meeting
Tuesday 20 October, 6.30pm by Zoom
With speaker Caroline Holmes, NUJ training programme lead
With the Government drawing down on the furlough scheme, and the ongoing economic downturn, job losses are now being seen across all business sectors.
It’s daunting to face redundancy at any time, but the union can provide vital support and it’s important to be prepared if redundancies are proposed at your workplace.
This meeting workshop will help inform you about how to deal with workplace redundancies to make sure your employer follows due process, and give you the knowledge and confidence to get the best outcomes for yourself and other NUJ members.
NUJ training programme lead Caroline Holmes will take us through what redundancy involves, what employers’ obligations are and how to secure as fair a redundancy deal as possible.

Meeting details:
NUJ London Magazine Branch – October 2020 branch meeting
Time: Tuesday 20 Oct, 6.30 pm
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85755083866

Meeting Agenda

Guest speaker and Q&A
Workplace reports / members’ clinic
Branch motion (see below)
New members’ adoption
AOB

Please come along and join the workshop and discussion, and get advice and support with any workplace issues.
All the best
NUJ London Magazine Branch Committee

Branch Motion to support George Viner Memorial Fund
This branch notes:
The proposal from last month’s successful meeting about BLM to support The George Viner Memorial Fund.
We further note:
The George Viner Memorial Fund was set up by the National Union of Journalists to address the shortfall of BAME voices in the media, and to broaden the diversity of journalists working in the British and Irish media.
Since its inception in 1986 the fund has helped more than 150 Black and ethnic minority students obtain the training they need to get a job in journalism.
To carry out this vital work the Trust relies on the continuing support of NUJ members, patrons and donations from those who believe a multicultural society should have a multicultural press.
This branch resolves:
To make a £500 donation to The George Viner Memorial Fund.

For any queries please contact Branch Chair Caroline Price on price.carrie@gmail.com or Branch Secretary Cristina Lago – cristina.lago@gmail.com
Join our Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/groups/LondonMagsNUJ/

Black Lives Matter – how can we challenge racism in the media and our workplaces?
2020-09-21 18:30 - 20:00 | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86576073172
NUJ London Magazines Branch:
Monday 21 September 18:30-20:00

Members can join the meeting via the event link on our Facebook page: https://fb.me/e/1x0xtp0Oh
The shocking murder of George Floyd and rise of the Black Lives Matter movement has placed the issue of
structural racism front and centre of political debate.
In the UK, it has sparked discussion of Britain’s colonial past, the slave trade and how this history
has created today’s systemic racism and promoted racist attitudes in our society.
Racism in the media is part of reinforcing these structures and ideas. Black journalists have
described the challenges they face, and how poorly represented Black voices are in the media.
As Trade Union members we stand in solidarity with BLM and all campaigns to help
end racism in the media and wider society.

How can we organise in the NUJ to help combat racism in the media and in our workplaces?
Marc Wadsworth, chair of the NUJ’s Black Members Council, will lead off the discussion.
Marc is a journalist, broadcaster and author as well as an anti-racist activist.
His new Black history book, Comrade Sak, Shapurji Saklatvala MP, a political biography, is out this month.

Some useful links:
NUJ Black Lives Matter statement
https://www.nuj.org.uk/news/black-lives-matter-nuj-statement/

NUJ Black Members Council – information and statement on BLM
https://www.nuj.org.uk/rights/black-members/

TBIJ – It’s time for change in our newsrooms: here’s how
https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/blog/2020-09-10/its-time-for-change

David Olusaga speech – Racism in TV has led to lost generation of black talent
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/aug/24/david-olusoga-racism-in-tv-has-led-to-lost-generation-of-black-talent

Meeting Agenda

Guest speaker and discussion
Workplace reports / members’ clinic
Branch motion – donation to Bullivant strike fund (see Motion)
New members’ adoption
AOB

Please come and join in the discussion as well as for advice and support with any workplace issues.
All the best
NUJ London Magazine Branch Committee

Branch motion
This branch notes the excellent, principled industrial action being taken by colleagues at
Bullivant Media NUJ Chapel, who are in dispute with their employer over unpaid work,
redundancies and imposition of new ways of working. These are NUJ members
taking action to save local jobs and quality journalism.
This branch resolves to make an initial donation of £500 to the Chapel’s strike fund.

For any queries please contact Branch Chair Caroline Price on price.carrie@gmail.com
or Branch Secretary Cristina Lago – cristina.lago@gmail.com

Join our Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/groups/LondonMagsNUJ/
Visit the newly revamped branch website: https://www.nujlmb.org.uk/

Magazine journalism in the post-Covid era
2020-07-20 19:00 - 20:30
Online event

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81211924881

NUJ Branch Meeting
With speakers Ian Taylor and Michael Pooler
This month’s meeting will explore the impact of Covid-19 on journalism and the magazine sector in particular, and what we as NUJ activists can do about it.
Already we are hearing of cutbacks at major publishers of magazines as ad revenues are threatened, despite many titles experiencing record highs in traffic, highlighting the dysfunction at the heart of funding models for publishing.
Ian Taylor, branch member and executive editor at a trade magazine, and Michael Pooler, FT Chapel member and NEC representative, will lead off a discussion about the state of our industry and what the post-pandemic future could look like for members – and the role of the NUJ recovery plan in rebuilding a better and more sustainable media.
In addition we will have workplace reports and members’ clinic for support on any work related issues.

Meeting details:
Topic: NUJ LMB Zoom Meeting
Time: Mon Jul 6, 2020 07:00 PM London
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81211924881?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 812 1192 4881
Password: [REDACTED]

Meeting Agenda
1. Guest speakers and discussion
2. Workplace reports / members’ clinic
3. New members’ adoption
4. AOB

Please join us for what should be a great discussion, as well as for advice and support – and a general chat and catch up.
All the best
NUJ London Magazine Branch Committee
For any queries please contact Branch Chair Caroline Price on price.carrie@gmail.com or Branch Secretary Cristina Lago – cristina.lago@gmail.com

Join our Facebook page:
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Visit the newly revamped branch website: https://www.nujlmb.org.uk/

Zoom Branch meeting
2020-06-03 18:00 - 19:30
A slightly belated April Branch meeting, due to technical and a bank holiday taking our normal day.
TBC

May Branch meeting
2020-05-18 18:00 - 19:30
The May meeting will be held via Zoom, details to come.

Committee Meeting
2020-04-28 18:00 - 19:00
Zoom Meeting for the Branch committee.
Details to be confirmed

The future of open access publishing
2020-02-17 18:30 - 20:30 | NUJ Headland House, 72 Acton Street, London, WC1X 9NB, United Kingdom
February Branch Meeting
Monday, 17 February 2020 from 18:30-20:30
NUJ Headland House
72 Acton Street Kings Cross, WC1X 9NB London, United Kingdom
With guest speaker Pete Wrobel
Many of our members working on academic journals will be aware of recent developments in open access business models, which raise the prospect of major changes in the way academic publishers operate. Some US and European research funders are now demanding that any papers from studies they support are published on open-access platforms.
While this could have many positive benefits for the academic research community and bring some welcome scrutiny of the costs of peer-review publishing, it is vital that policy-makers recognise the essential contribution of highly skilled editorial staff in maintaining the quality and integrity of academic literature.
How will open access models affect academic journals publishing in future and what can the NUJ do to support members in this field?
NUJ member Pete Wrobel, who has a wealth of experience in scientific publishing including as former managing editor of Nature, will lead a discussion of the future of open access publishing and how our members should engage with this.

Notice of Branch Annual General Meeting (AGM)
The branch will hold the AGM on Monday 16 March 2020 at NUJ Headland House, 72 Acton Street, London WC1X 9NB. This will be an opportunity to review the work of the branch, elect branch officers and set out our objectives for the year.

MEETING AGENDA
1. Discussion open access publishing
2. Preparation for DM 2020 – including any further motion amends
3. Notice of Branch AGM (see below)
4. Branch motions (see below)
5. Adoption new members/
6. Workplace reports
7. NEC and MABIC reports
8. AOB
Branch motions
The following motion, postponed from last month’s meeting, has been brought back for debate:
The new branch website is now up and running, but the branch committee requires some technical assistance with its on going development.
The branch resolves to pay £150 this calendar year to web developer for technical and development assistance on the branch website.

Xmas Social
2019-12-18 18:30 - 23:30 | Chapel Bar, 308 - 312 Grays Inn Rd, London, WC1X 8DP, United Kingdom
Xmas Social
This years London Magazines Branch Xmas social will be at the Chapel Bar below the NUJ headquarters on Grays Inn Road.
London Magazines Branch invites you to come and join colleagues from magazines across London for some free drinks and nibbles to celebrate the festive season. The Branch will have a tab at the bar for members to buy drinks on the evening.

Download our leaflet:
WEB-19-12-18-Xmas Social A5
LMB invites you to our Xmas Social

Workshop: Making effective Freedom of Information requests
2019-11-18 18:30 | NUJ Headland House, 72 Acton Street, London, WC1X 9NB, United Kingdom
London Magazine Branch Meeting

Monday 18 November

The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act can be a powerful tool for magazine journalists, to provide vital data for research, test the impact of Government policy or hold a public body to account.

Making a request for information under the FOI Act is fairly straightforward, but making a really effective FOI request can be tricky.

In this practical workshop, Katherine Gundersen from the Campaign for Freedom of Information will explain when to use the FOI Act and how to plan and execute your requests to ensure you get the information you really need.

Aimed at both beginners and those who already make FOI requests, the course will be interactive to help you work out how best to apply the Act in a variety of situations.

Plus branch business– including finalising motions for NUJ #DM2020

Sandwiches and light refreshments provided. Reasonable travel and childcare costs to branch meetings can be covered – please contact the Branch Treasurer Alan Gibson – alangibson10@hotmail.com

For all other queries please contact branch chair Caroline Price – price.carrie@gmail.com.Join our Facebook group
Visit: www.nujlmb.org.uk

London Magazine Branch Meeting
Monday 18 November
6.30pm, NUJ Headland House, 72 Acton Street, London WC1X 9NB (nearest tube, King’s Cross)

Gender Pay Inequality: How to challenge it and win! London Magazine Branch Meeting
2019-10-21 18:30 | NUJ Headland House, 72 Acton Street, London, WC1X 9NB, United Kingdom
London Magazine Branch Meeting
Monday 21 October
6.30pm, NUJ Headland House, 72 Acton Street, London WC1X 9NB (nearest tube, King’s Cross)
GENDER PAY INEQUALITY
How to challenge it and win!
The revelations about stark pay disparities between men and women performing the same roles at the BBC have brought the issue of gender pay inequality to the fore.
The industry as a whole is coming under increasing pressure to respond. However, reports of companies’ gender pay gaps suggest there is still much to be done, particularly in our sector.
Some journal and book publishers are among the worst offenders – with one company reporting a 40% gender pay gap two years running.
What can employees do to take this issue up with management and what measures can be implemented to address pay inequality?
Speakers Martine Croxall from the BBC and Federica Cocco from the FT will talk about their experiences, the approaches members have taken and how they have been able to make a positive change.
Members will have the opportunity to talk about pay inequalities and the gender pay gap in their workplaces, share ideas and get support to take steps to address it.
Plus branch business – including motions and nominations for elected bodies at Delegate Meeting 2020 (#DM2020)
Sandwiches and light refreshments provided.
Childcare and reasonable travel costs can be covered.
