Cynthia Phinney is president of the Maine State AFL-CIO. Peter Kellman is past president of the Southern Maine Labor Council. Julius Getman is professor emeritus at the University of Texas School of Law and author of the recent book, “The Supreme Court on Unions: Why Labor Law is Failing American Workers.”

Labor
We Need To Restore the Frayed Alliance Between Unions and Progressives
Cynthia Phinney, Peter Kellman and Julius Getman
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.