Steven Parfitt is a Teaching Fellow at Loughborough University in the UK. He has written extensively on the history of the British and American labor movements, especially the global history of the Knights of Labor.

Labor
The Wave of Militant Teacher Strikes Has Gone Global. Just Look at the UK.
Steven Parfitt
Announcing In These Times’ New Agreement with the National Writers Union
Freelance contributors are essential to the quality and success of In These Times and independent media, and this agreement is one way to demonstrate their value to our publication and our commitment to transparency.
For more information about the National Writers Union, visit nwu.org.
Read the full agreement, which reaffirms a floor for the rates of our freelance editorial content, as well as our current rates (which are higher) and submissions guidelines below.