👋🏻 Happy Sunday! Newsletter #1 (still not decided what to call this yet, been inspired by my neighbour's new puppy, Zeus. The Muses? We'll see...)
We had our first National Union of Journalists branch meeting on Zoom this week. London Freelance. 77 members - many of whom haven't been to a meeting before as they don't live in London etc. so this is definitely something to continue post-corona. People seem to prefer audio-only for evening meets as it's less intrusive, radio background while they cook or do other stuff. It works well.
Pamela Morton, Freelance National Organiser and Michelle Stanistreet, General Secretary gave us a quick update on what's been happening with the #forgottenfreelance campaign to help workers who fall through the cracks.
There was no support for freelancers initially, so getting the Self-employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) up and running was a result. It went live on Wednesday - check if you're eligible here. Then they realised there are horrendous gaps -…