Heather Gies is a freelance journalist who has written on human rights, social movements and environmental issues for Al Jazeera, The Guardian, In These Times and National Geographic. Follow her on twitter @HeatherGies.
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A Quiet Trump Administration Rule Change Could Allow a Federal Union-Busting Spree
Heather Gies
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A Blow But Not Fatal: 9 Months After Janus, AFSCME Reports 94% Retention
Heather Gies
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Will AMLO Respond to the Central American Exodus With Compassion—Or Militarization?
Mexico's new progressive president says he has a just immigration plan. But critics say it's flawed.
Heather Gies
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Disaster Averted: How Unions Have Dodged the Blow of Janus (So Far)
Public-sector unions defied the Right’s attempt to crush them—and were transformed in the process.
Heather Gies
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Our Food System Is Built on Exploitation. Now Farmworkers Are Saying “No More.”
Heather Gies
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Unions Can Protect Workers From Deportation. This Coalition of 3.5 Million Is Showing How.
Heather Gies
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2,000 Striking York University Staff Forced Back To Work Without a Contract
Heather Gies
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Guatemala’s Campesinos and Indigenous Communities Fight Rampant Government Corruption
Heather Gies
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Inside Honduras’ Torch-Lit Marches Against the U.S.-Backed Dictatorship
Thousands are defying military curfew to protest what they say is a fraudulent election.
Heather Gies
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.