Labor

NASA Firefighters Protest Steep Cuts (Updated)
Mike Elk

Chicago Protesters: “Take TIFs Off the Menu!”
Kari Lydersen

Penn Unions Eagerly Support GOP’s Proposed $1.7 Billion Gift to Shell Oil
Bruce Vail

Negotiations Resume As Houston Janitors’ Strike Nears Second Month
Josh Eidelson

Two Years After Fatal Disaster, Push to Protect Coal Miners Wears On
Michelle Chen

New Report Reveals The Extent of For-Profit Colleges’ Corruption
Roger Bybee

Andy Stern Responds to Critics of His Post-SEIU Career
Mike Elk

Philadelphia Charter School Teachers—And Their Union—Stand Up to Management
James Cersonsky

HIV Risks Stalk Migrant Farmworker Communities
Michelle Chen

Union: Fair Election Impossible Following Mass Firings by Pizza Company
Josh Eidelson
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.