Make a Call to End Unpaid Wages!
Next week you have an opportunity to help end unpaid wages in New York. On April 28th and 29th we’re going to reach out to other members who haven’t signed up to end unpaid wages and ask them to get...
View ArticleLabor & Disorder: Special Workers Unit
These stories of deadbeat companies, unpaid wages, and freelancing woe are ripped from the headlines. Well, they're true, at least. And that's why we had to show our members in silhouette! If you...
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Deadbeat Client Bill Introduced in NY
The New York State Senate just introduced S8084, a bill that would at long last grant freelancers the same protections that traditional employees currently enjoy. This remarkable piece of legislation:...
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Freelancers of the World, Unite! (In Vegas, Baby.)
Our advocacy afficionado extraordinaire, Althea Erickson, has left the swampy streets of New York for the parched pavement of Las Vegas. Why, why you ask, would anyone jump out of the frying pan and...
View ArticleSweating It Out with Political Hopefuls
As a fairly recent arrival to NYC from the Connecticut shoreline, I thought I understood East Coast humidity. That is, until I spent the month of July here in the concrete jungle, working my first few...
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Guess Who's Making Headlines?
Happy day, freelancers! Our endorsements are making the news. The City Hall and NY Daily News, to be exact. I know it's not really "cool" to be excited that people are paying attention to you, but I...
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“Open-source” organizing takes hold
Last year, Freelancers Union made its first endorsements, for candidates running in the New York City elections, and supported those candidates with all the traditional tactics: calling members to get...
View ArticleCrafting Campaign Plans and Meeting You!
Campaign season is officially in full swing. After a brief hiatus to recover from a gnarly fall cold, during which I hunkered down with a box of tissues, hot tea, and the primary results, I’m ready to...
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An Inside Look at the Endorsement Committee
I have been a regular voter since I turned 18, but I never got close to the nitty-gritty of politics until I was invited last year to serve on the Freelancers Union Endorsement Committee. As Sara has...
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Help Us Help You! Take Our Survey about Freelancing in 2010.
Take our Annual Independent Worker Survey now. Building supports for freelancers can only happen if we know about you–what you’re doing, how often you’re doing it, why you’re doing it, and what you’re...
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