Labor

After Defeating Democrats, Will Ohio Unionists Form a New Labor Party?
Amien Essif

Teamsters Warehouse Workers Face a Bankruptcy Court Designed to Protect Bosses, Not Workers
Bruce Vail

Illinois Teachers Join Wave of Suburban Strikes
Kevin Solari

Why Are Teach for America and a California Billionaire Investing in a Minnesota School Board Race?
Sarah Lahm

Precarious Academic Workers Are Pushing Back Against the Tenuous Track
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Portland Church Fights a Worker Center Activist’s Deportation—And a Broken Immigration System
Kevin Solari

New Orleans Union Membership Set to Double After Hotel and Casino Workers Win
Kevin Solari

Lena Dunham Decides People Should Be Paid for Their Work
Micah Uetricht

Uber’s Business Model: Screwing Its Workers
Avi Asher-Schapiro

The Freelancer Economy is Here. Should We Celebrate?
Kate Jenkins
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.