Labor

Flammable Material: How Garment Workers Can Respond to the Tazreen Factory Fire
Michelle Chen

What’s Next for Michigan Unions?
Bruce Vail

Illinois Coal Bankruptcy: Good News for Environment, Bad News for Workers
Kari Lydersen

A Grief-Stricken Randi Weingarten Engages Hesitant Unions on Gun Control in Wake of Sandy Hook
Mike Elk

Despite Exemptions, Police and Firefighters Show Labor Solidarity in Michigan Right-to-Work Battle
Michelle Chen

50 Years Later, Lessons of Deadly Robena Mine Explosion Still Unlearned
Mike Elk

‘E-Verification’ of Mi Pueblo Workers Sparks Fear and Ire
Rose Arrieta

Fighting Fiscal-Cliff Cuts, Home Care Workers and Employers Forge Alliance
Kari Lydersen

Teachers Unions Respond to CT Shooting; Egypt Cracks Down on Unions; Federal Judges Sue Over Pay
Mike Elk

Toxic Train Wreck Exposes Weakness in Federal Chemical Policy
Michelle Chen
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.