We are freelance digital media workers organizing to improve our working conditions.

The Freelance Solidarity Project is the Digital Media Division of the National Writers Union.

Illustration by FSP-NWU member Mattie Lubchansky

Why organize?

As the media industry becomes increasingly unstable, we must build a community to protect each other, fight isolation and alienation, and experience the gains of collective bargaining. Together, we can build a more equitable, sustainable, and just industry.

Ready to join us in building industry-wide solidarity?

We are

Editors
Writers
Audio workers
Designers
Photographers
Illustrators
Videographers
Communications Workers
Other Media Workers

Sign up to join the FSP-NWU email list, attend an info session, or meet one-on-one with an organizer.

Explore our work

Join the Freelance Solidarity Challenge!

Our goal is to create a comprehensive database of rates for digital media freelancers across the industry. 

REPORT: Retaliation in the media industry during the war on Gaza

Our report offers a window into what is likely a much more widespread, systemic phenomenon. Retaliation is just as much a media ethics issue as it is a labor issue.

Principles for Working With Freelancers

These baseline principles for how freelance media workers deserve to be treated are a resource for both publications and freelancers.

Freelance Isn’t Free

It’s illegal for employers to withhold wages from full-time employees, and freelancers deserve the explicit protection of the law too. Enter Freelance Isn’t Free, which aims to enshrine some basic rights for freelancers.

New to Freelancing? A Resources Guide

All workers benefit when knowledge and resources are freely shared. Whatever your situation, if you’re seeking support in navigating freelance work, this guide is for you.

I stand with the New Yorker Union

Solidarity with Staff Unions

As freelancers, we stand in firm solidarity with full-time media staffers who strive to unionize and improve conditions in their workplaces.

Upcoming Events

October 1, 2024
  • FSP Quarterly Info Session!

    October 1, 2024  7:30 pm - 8:00 pm

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October 8, 2024
  • FSP Monthly Member Meeting

    October 8, 2024  3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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November 12, 2024
  • FSP Monthly Member Meeting

    November 12, 2024  12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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