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Jeremy Gantz
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Rose Arrieta
White House Boosts ‘Flexible’ Workplace, As 15 Million Still Seek ANY Workplace
Art Levine
A Flexible Economy Needs a Nimble Labor Board
Amy Dean
UAW Membership Reaches Postwar Low. Can the Iconic Union Bounce Back?
Akito Yoshikane
A Black Agenda That Works for Everyone: Jobs and ‘Targeted Universalism’
Michelle Chen
GOP Strategist Perversely Plans to Fight Wall St. Reform as ‘Bailout’
Roger Bybee
SEIU vs. NUHW, Week One: Plaintiffs Make Case, Without Evidence
Carl Finamore
Driving ‘Mobile Sweatshops,’ Cabbies Become A New Face of Movement
Kari Lydersen
As Congress Leaves Jobless in Lurch, Will Grassroots Push for Strong Jobs Bills?
Art Levine
Obama Uses Recess Powers to Confirm Pro-Labor Appointees
Lindsay Beyerstein
Remembering Cesar Chavez
Rose Arrieta
Building on Health Reform Momentum, NYC Workers Push for Paid Sick Days
Michelle Chen
Weekly Workers’ Round-up: Students Stand Up to Nike, Protesters Try to ‘Make Wall Street Pay’
Jennifer Braudaway
Will Emboldened Obama Begin to Fight Overseas Job Relocations?
Roger Bybee
Building Bridges, Opening Doors: Labor Education Conference Charts Movement’s Future
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.