Labor

Jimmy John’s Fired Workers for Making a ‘Disloyal’ Meme. A Court Just Ruled That’s Okay.
Bruce Vail

Is Guatemala the Next Uber Frontier? Taxi Drivers Say ‘Hell No’
Jeff Abbott

Understanding the Existential Threat Trump Poses to a Beleaguered Labor Movement
Barry Eidlin

Offshoring Solidarity: How Call-Center Workers Are Organizing Across Borders
Dan DiMaggio

As Universities are Gutted, Grad Student Employee Unions Can Provide a Vital Defense
Sabeen Ahmed

If Ben & Jerry’s Is Progressive, Why Won’t It Protect Its Farmworkers?
Michael Arria

GM To Colombian Workers Injured On the Job: You’re On Your Own
Bruce Vail

In Defense of the Campus: Why the Left Must Not Write Off Universities
Ari Paul

Meet the Rough-and-Tumble Ironworker Ready to Unseat Paul Ryan
Sarah Jaffe

Meet the Mom-and-Pop Company That Went from Union-Friendly to Union-Busting
Teke Wiggin
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.