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Worker-Led Unionism in the 21st Century
Labor scholar Eric Blanc’s new book We Are the Union argues that worker-to-worker organizing can allow unions to scale up and help reverse the labor movement’s long decline.
Nick French
What Working People's Struggles to Survive The Great Depression Can Teach Us Today
Historian Dana Frank shares the stories of people who survived the Great Depression—and what lessons they offer working people today.
Maximillian Alvarez
‘It’s Elon Versus Everyone’: A Dire Warning From Fired Federal Workers
A discussion with Cat Farman, Jasmine McAllister and Will Munger on the Trump Admin's plans for workers and how we can fight back.
Maximillian Alvarez
The Big Bank Plotting to Privatize the Post Office Under Trump
A newly released memo from banking giant Wells Fargo outlines a predatory scheme to dismantle the U.S. postal service: sell off profitable parts, slash union jobs and raise prices by up to 140 percent.
Paul Prescod
For Labor, Caution Is Fatal
The riskiest course is to stay the course.
Stephen Lerner
The Labor Movement Should Stand Up for Mahmoud Khalil
Unions have a moral imperative to defend against illegal attacks on political speech. That means demanding justice for Mahmoud Khalil.
Jimmy Williams Jr.
Resisting Exploitation in the Global Fishing Industry
From China to South Africa, workers are organizing to advance fishers’ rights.
Mel Buer
“No abran la puerta”: Cómo Chicago está frustrando la campaña de miedo de ICE
Meses de trabajo para conocer sus derechos han hecho que el zar fronterizo de Trump se queje.
Sarah Lazare and Rebecca Burns
Democracy dies, first, in the workplace
A conversation on how the decline of unions and the rise of inequality reveals the urgent need for a revitalized labor movement.
Maximillian Alvarez, Hamilton Nolan and Sara Nelson
The Movement Supporting Public Employees Is Rising
Thousands of workers across the country hit the streets this week to declare their opposition to Trump and Musk who, under the guise of "efficiency," are slashing and burning public services.
Sarah Jaffe
Care Workers Get a Seat at the Table
Colorado’s Direct Care Workforce Stabilization Board offers an experiment in worker power.
Osita Nwanevu
The Democratic Capitulation Point
Hope begins when Democratic Party leadership gives way to the Left. Unions can make it happen.
Hamilton Nolan
Federal Workers Rise up Against Musk, Trump and Drastic Cuts
"These guys are trying to take a torch to the entire concept that we should care about each other as humans.”
Sarah Jaffe
Here are the Ways the Trump Admin Is Already Trampling on Workers’ Rights
Weeks into Trump's second term, one thing is clear: billionaires are being prioritized over working people.
Margaret Poydock
It’s Time for a United Front to Take on Billionaire Rule
The super rich are in command, as Donald Trump and Elon Musk run a rampage on the working class. To stop them, the labor movement needs to lead.
Luis Feliz Leon
How the Teamsters Tested Amazon
A look back at the organizing power of the holiday-season Amazon strikes.
Luis Feliz Leon
Elon Musk's DOGE Targets Labor Department
Ahead of a planned Department of Labor visit by Elon Musk’s government-slashing group, unions launched protests and a lawsuit.
Kim Kelly
In the Wake of Bourbon Street Attack, the Super Bowl Arrives in New Orleans—and so Does a Major Strike
Nurses at University Medical Center are walking off the job Wednesday and Thursday in a strike designed to maximize impact just ahead of the big game.
Sarah Jaffe
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.