Labor

Ground Zero Workers May Get Cancer Coverage, But the Health Disaster Remains
Michelle Chen

Spain’s Miners Strike Against Austerity Measures, Subsidy Cuts
William Lineberry

Backdoor Talks on Trans-Pacific Trade Deal Aim to Globalize Corporatocracy
Michelle Chen

Organizing Wildfire and Wildcat Strikes Spread Among Cablevision Workers
Mike Elk

Pension Agency Raises Red Flag In RG Steel Bankruptcy
Bruce Vail

Chicago Teachers Union Takes the Upper Hand with Overwhelming Strike Vote
Kari Lydersen

Are Nurses Headed to War with SEIU?
Josh Eidelson

Hotel Union Sticks With Longest Ongoing U.S. Strike
David Moberg

Youth Sex Workers Organize for Their Rights
Kari Lydersen
Older Workers Confront Cold New World in Harsh Job Market
Roger Bybee
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.