Labor

AFL-CIO Head Meets Palermo’s Pizza CEO But Strike and Boycott Continue
Josh Eidelson

In the Shadow of the DNC, Organizers Call for a Unionized South
J.A. Myerson
RNC Workers Paid Below Minimum Wage; Fair Trade Fallout; Breaking Bad vs. The Wire
Mike Elk

Union-Owned Bank Helps Scranton Restore Firefighters & Cops Pay
Mike Elk

Reforming Welfare and Gutting the Poor: A Bipartisan Platform
Michelle Chen

City Janitors Are Latest To Feel Sting of Emanuel’s Cost-Cutting
Kari Lydersen

From Arianna Huffington’s Unpaid Massage Therapists to Obama’s Bridge to Work Program
Mike Elk

State of California Charges SEIU With Physically Threatening Dissidents
Mike Elk

Which Way Will The Pendulum Swing? Chicago Teachers Give Notice of Strike
David Moberg

Audit of Apple’s Chinese Factories Reveals Bandaid Reforms
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.