Labor

Rep. Keith Ellison’s Low-wage Worker Organizer SOTU Guest: “I go with a conflicted heart”
Veronica Mendez Moore

‘We Deserve Respect’: Strippers Seek $100,000 Settlement From Portland Vegan Strip Club
F. Amanda Tugade

Hey Sen. McConnell: Don’t Fast Track the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

The Story Behind ‘Solidarity Forever’
The song “Solidarity Forever” still echoes symbolically in America's conscience.
Jonathan D. Rosenblum

2,600 California Mental Health Care Workers On Strike Against Kaiser Permanente
Mario Vasquez

In Surprise Announcement, Karen Lewis Says She Will Return to Chicago Teachers Union Next Week
Micah Uetricht

We Need Less Work, Not More
Alexandra Bradbury

Is Gov. Scott Walker Preparing to Push for Right to Work in Wisconsin?
Roger Bybee

We Don’t Just Need ‘More Jobs’—We Need Higher Wages
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Whole Foods Worker Fired for ‘Stealing’ a Sweater—Though It Never Left the Store
Trish Kahle
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.