Illustration by FSP member Michael DeForge
Our Mission
To improve the lives of freelance digital media workers by improving their working conditions. As the industry becomes increasingly unstable, we must build a community to protect each other, fight isolation and alienation, and experience the gains of collective bargaining.
We believe
When we combine our individual strengths, we become a force to be reckoned with
It is important to recognize that our organizing happens in the context of the broader labor movement
Building media worker power will combat the precarity and inequity in our industry
We organize in solidarity with
Other newsroom, website, and magazine unions
Advocacy organizations and communities of creatives in the media industry
A broad coalition of other freelance, contract, and gig economy workers
We are committed to
Building an inclusive and open union
Fostering an educational environment
Uniting freelancers and staffers in an industry that puts profit over workers
We will not tolerate
Abuse of power, harassment, or assault
Psychological or emotional battering
Anti-labor activities contrary to the purpose of the Project
A history of work that denigrates the exploited or oppressed
Racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or ableism
We expect our members to
Contribute their thoughts, ideas, and experiences of working in digital media
Support other members as they navigate their own careers
Stand in solidarity with workers within digital media, across the industry as a whole, and throughout the labor movement