Labor

Scabs Recruited as 40,000 New England Grocery Workers Prepare To Strike
Bruce Vail

An Apology for the Biggest Mistake of My Career as a Labor Reporter
Mike Elk
Cop Sues for Overtime for Email Checking; Sweatshop Activists Target Selena Gomez; Wage Theft at JFK
Mike Elk

Chicago Middle-School Students Berate Officials: ‘Don’t Close Our Schools!’
Kari Lydersen

Imagining a ‘Just Recovery’ from Superstorm Sandy
Michelle Chen

The Retail Justice Alliance Aims to Build Public Support for Wages, Respect
David Moberg

UAW Battles for Human Rights in Organizing Drive at Mississippi Nissan Plant
Roger Bybee

Grin and Abhor It: The Truth Behind ‘Service with a Smile’
Sarah Jaffe

Fracking ‘Boom Towns’ Rife with Workplace Accidents
Kari Lydersen

Unions Anxious About Obamacare; Coal Company Sues Whistleblower; Boeing Strike Looms
Mike Elk
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.