Labor

At ‘Official’ Budget Hearing, Chicagoans Find Official Indifference and Empty Chairs
Kari Lydersen

Laid-Off Georgia Pacific Workers Told to Vote For GOP Rep Who Wouldn’t Fight Plant Closure
Mike Elk

Chicagoans Ask City Councillors To Fight Emanuel’s Cruelest Cuts
Kari Lydersen

Without Workplace Justice, Parents Have No Good Options for Sick Kids
Michelle Chen

Makers, Takers and Fakers: What Obama Needs to Win
Roger Bybee

Prop. 32: Labor Fights New Attacks on Unions in California
Paul Krehbiel
NLRB Chairman: New Penalties Needed for Union-Busting of Undocumented Workers
Josh Eidelson

Jerry Tucker: A Life on the Front Lines for Workers
David Moberg
More Political Intimidation at Work; NYT Byline Strike Looms; Half of Unemployment Dollars Unclaimed
Mike Elk

At Alt Budget Hearing, Chicagoans Decry Privatization and Job Cuts
Kari Lydersen
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.