Rebecca Burns
In These Times
Chicago, IL, United States
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Tenants Just Won a Nationwide Eviction Ban. They're Still Fighting to Cancel Rent.
President Trump's surprise eviction moratorium is an election hail-mary. But to stave off a disastrous housing crisis, organizers say Democrats—including Joe Biden—must embrace bolder measures. → Read More
“I Would Love Medicare for All”: A Nevada Culinary Union Member on Why She Supports Bernie Sanders
While the powerful Culinary Workers Union in Nevada is attacking Sanders' universal healthcare plan, a rank-and-file worker says → Read More
Amazon Worker: Why We’re Bringing the Climate Strike to Jeff Bezos
In These Times features award-winning investigative reporting about corporate malfeasance and government wrongdoing, insightful analysis of national and international affairs, and sharp cultural criticism about events and ideas that matter. → Read More
5 reasons for workers to celebrate this Labor Day
This year, there are more reasons than usual for working people to rejoice. → Read More
From Victories to Union Militancy, 5 Reasons for Workers to Celebrate This Labor Day
In These Times features award-winning investigative reporting about corporate malfeasance and government wrongdoing, insightful analysis of national and international affairs, and sharp cultural criticism about events and ideas that matter. → Read More
From Victories to Union Militancy, 5 Reasons for Workers to Celebrate This Labor Day
In These Times features award-winning investigative reporting about corporate malfeasance and government wrongdoing, insightful analysis of national and international affairs, and sharp cultural criticism about events and ideas that matter. → Read More
Angry About Low Pay and Sweltering Heat, These Amazon Warehouse Workers Are Organizing
In These Times features award-winning investigative reporting about corporate malfeasance and government wrongdoing, insightful analysis of national and international affairs, and sharp cultural criticism about events and ideas that matter. → Read More
Please let’s never call Uber “the future of work” ever again
Uber is not a groundbreaking new employment model. In fact, it’s barely even a business model at all → Read More
Chicago’s historic charter school strike wave keeps on winning
Chicago charter teachers are racking up firsts. → Read More
Chicago’s Historic Charter School Strike Wave Keeps On Winning
In These Times features award-winning investigative reporting about corporate malfeasance and government wrongdoing, insightful analysis of national and international affairs, and sharp cultural criticism about events and ideas that matter. → Read More
Black Workers Say Walmart’s Background Checks Are Racially Discriminatory
In These Times features award-winning investigative reporting about corporate malfeasance and government wrongdoing, insightful analysis of national and international affairs, and sharp cultural criticism about events and ideas that matter. → Read More
Steve Mnuchin Is a Dunce
Mnuchin’s biggest problem might just be his lack of intelligence. → Read More
The 8 Most Important Labor Stories of 2018
1.Janus dealt a heavy blow to labor—but public-sector unions didn’t crumble overnight.In June, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited ruling in Janus v. AFSCME—and it was just as bad as everyone feared. In a 5-to-4 decision, the court found that public-sector unions violated the First Amendment by collecting so-called fair-share fees from workers who aren’t union members but benefit from… → Read More
Steve Mnuchin’s reign of destruction: From Wall Street to Trump’s treasury
Trump's Treasury czar seems like a nobody. There’s a reason he’s called “the Forrest Gump of the financial crisis” → Read More
The 8 Most Important Labor Stories of 2018
In These Times features award-winning investigative reporting about corporate malfeasance and government wrongdoing, insightful analysis of national and international affairs, and sharp cultural criticism about events and ideas that matter. → Read More
“We’re one union”: Why Chicago teachers are out on the first charter school strike in the country
Charter teachers’ demands include equal pay for equal work → Read More
‘We’re One Union’: Why Chicago Teachers Are Out On the First Charter School Strike in the Country
In These Times features award-winning investigative reporting about corporate malfeasance and government wrongdoing, insightful analysis of national and international affairs, and sharp cultural criticism about events and ideas that matter. → Read More
Diversion programs say they offer a path away from court, but critics say the tolls are hefty
The program raise legal and ethical questions, including whether they create an uneven playing field for defendants → Read More
Diversion Programs Say They Offer a Path Away From Court, but Critics Say the Tolls Are Hefty —
The programs raise legal and ethical questions, including whether they create an uneven playing field for defendants and financial incentives for prosecutors to dispose of cases in ways they might not otherwise. → Read More
First Charter School Strike in US History Authorized In Chicago
On Tuesday, teachers at 15 Chicago charter schools voted 98 percent to authorize a strike as they continue to bargain a contract with Acero Schools, the largest unionized charter network in the city. On Friday, four locations of the Chicago International Charter Schools (CICS) will take a strike authorization vote. And → Read More