Sean Larson is a PhD candidate in German at NYU and served as a steward in GSOC-UAW 2110. Natasha Raheja is a PhD candidate in anthropology at NYU and former GSOC-UAW 2110 bargaining committee member. She is the director of Cast in India. Both are members of the Academic Workers for a Democratic Union (AWDU).

Labor
If We Are Serious About Building Powerful Unions, We Must Look to the Rank and File
Sean Larson and Natasha Raheja
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.