Erek Slater
We chat with Erek Slater, a bus operator for the Chicago Transit Authority, where he's been working for the past 15 years, and a three-term elected shop steward and executive board member of the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 241. We talk about Erek's working life and about why he was unjustly dismissed from his job in May for standing up for what's right. To learn how you can support Erek, visit: https://www.facebook.com/notes/282127982808175/. (All music sourced from The Free Music Archive)
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.