Sara Horowitz

Sara Horowitz is the founder and Executive Director of Freelancers Union, a national labor group that represents freelancers including selling health insurance and other products.

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Why Freelancers Need A Nonpayment Law

Seventy percent of freelancers say they’ve been stiffed by a client at least once. But so far, they have little legal recourse.

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Why Portable Benefits Should Be A Priority In The New Economy

Freelancer’s Union founder argues that the lack of portable benefits is one of the biggest impediments holding independent workers back.

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This Is What The State Of Freelancing In The U.S. Means For The Future Of Work

Freelancers Union founder shares what the results of their second annual study of independent workers reveals about the future of work.

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Discovering The Unexpected Marriage Of Commerce And Advocacy

Sara Horowitz made an unpopular choice to fund her fledgling advocacy group by dipping into two opposing worlds. Here’s what she learned.

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Are Freelancers To Blame For Our Slow Economic Recovery?

The new workforce is questioning the call of consumerism. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing says the founder of Freelancer’s Union.

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The Expanding Definition Of Independence In The Freelance Economy

The nation’s growing freelance workforce doesn’t have the security of benefits and paid vacation, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Work Life

Why Policy Makers Need To Pay Attention To The Freelance Movement

New study from the Government Accountability Office and Freelancers Union highlights the needs for improvements for independent workers.

Work Life

The Ten Commandments Of The New Economy

Freelancers Union founder Sara Horowitz shares her new framework for today (and tomorrow’s) changing work environment.

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How Freelancers Could Determine The Next Presidential Election

Freelancers Union founder explains how the 53 million independent workers could steer the 2016 presidential election.

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Will Gawker Employees’ Decision To Organize Make Unions Cool Again?

Freelancers Union founder on what Gawker’s editorial employees’ recent announcement means for the next generation of labor organization.

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Why Millennials Understand The Future Of Work Better Than Anyone Else

We can learn a lot about the future of work from how millennials are approaching and redefining their careers.

Work Life

Why Are More Women Than Men Freelancing?

New findings show that women are more likely to be independent workers. Freelancers Union founder Sara Horowitz explores why.

Impact

The Next Big Idea For Workers Will Come From The Old School Labor Movement

Don’t look to Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C., for new ideas about how to make workers’ lives better. Social unionism, where workers join together to create revenue and community, is making a comeback.

Impact

Why The New American Workforce Wants Better Consumption, Not Just More

While spending might be up for the richest 1%, the rest of Americans are quietly revolutionizing the economy, reshaping their spending habits to reflect a desire for quality over quantity.

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How Freelancers Are Redefining Success To Be About Value, Not Wealth

The old model of slaving for 40 hours a week in exchange for a paycheck is eroding. When you can control your own time, you can control your own well-being–and that might be worth more than money.

Impact

It’s Time For The Sharing Economy To Become The Sharing Society

It’s time for the independent workers to steer this new marketplace in a more sustainable direction that helps the people who make it run, not just the companies behind it.

Impact

The Green New Deal is a chance to make clean energy accessible to all

Impact

Meet 38 immigrants who show why it should be easier to become a citizen

Impact

Another meat gets replaced: Now your bacon bits can be made from mushrooms

Creativity

Mitch McConnell’s Twitter just lost a flame war with ‘Big Little Lies’ star Adam Scott

Creativity

Kim Kardashian’s new Kimono shapewear brand raises charges that Kim’s culturally appropriating . . . again

Creativity

Sara Horowitz

Why Freelancers Need A Nonpayment Law

Seventy percent of freelancers say they’ve been stiffed by a client at least once. But so far, they have little legal recourse.

Why Portable Benefits Should Be A Priority In The New Economy

Freelancer’s Union founder argues that the lack of portable benefits is one of the biggest impediments holding independent workers back.

This Is What The State Of Freelancing In The U.S. Means For The Future Of Work

Freelancers Union founder shares what the results of their second annual study of independent workers reveals about the future of work.

Discovering The Unexpected Marriage Of Commerce And Advocacy

Sara Horowitz made an unpopular choice to fund her fledgling advocacy group by dipping into two opposing worlds. Here’s what she learned.

Are Freelancers To Blame For Our Slow Economic Recovery?

The new workforce is questioning the call of consumerism. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing says the founder of Freelancer’s Union.

The Expanding Definition Of Independence In The Freelance Economy

The nation’s growing freelance workforce doesn’t have the security of benefits and paid vacation, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Why Policy Makers Need To Pay Attention To The Freelance Movement

New study from the Government Accountability Office and Freelancers Union highlights the needs for improvements for independent workers.

The Ten Commandments Of The New Economy

Freelancers Union founder Sara Horowitz shares her new framework for today (and tomorrow’s) changing work environment.

How Freelancers Could Determine The Next Presidential Election

Freelancers Union founder explains how the 53 million independent workers could steer the 2016 presidential election.

Will Gawker Employees’ Decision To Organize Make Unions Cool Again?

Freelancers Union founder on what Gawker’s editorial employees’ recent announcement means for the next generation of labor organization.

Why Millennials Understand The Future Of Work Better Than Anyone Else

We can learn a lot about the future of work from how millennials are approaching and redefining their careers.

Why Are More Women Than Men Freelancing?

New findings show that women are more likely to be independent workers. Freelancers Union founder Sara Horowitz explores why.

The Next Big Idea For Workers Will Come From The Old School Labor Movement

Don’t look to Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C., for new ideas about how to make workers’ lives better. Social unionism, where workers join together to create revenue and community, is making a comeback.

Why The New American Workforce Wants Better Consumption, Not Just More

While spending might be up for the richest 1%, the rest of Americans are quietly revolutionizing the economy, reshaping their spending habits to reflect a desire for quality over quantity.

How Freelancers Are Redefining Success To Be About Value, Not Wealth

The old model of slaving for 40 hours a week in exchange for a paycheck is eroding. When you can control your own time, you can control your own well-being–and that might be worth more than money.

It’s Time For The Sharing Economy To Become The Sharing Society

It’s time for the independent workers to steer this new marketplace in a more sustainable direction that helps the people who make it run, not just the companies behind it.

Impact

The Green New Deal is a chance to make clean energy accessible to all

Meet 38 immigrants who show why it should be easier to become a citizen

Another meat gets replaced: Now your bacon bits can be made from mushrooms

Creativity

Mitch McConnell’s Twitter just lost a flame war with ‘Big Little Lies’ star Adam Scott

Kim Kardashian’s new Kimono shapewear brand raises charges that Kim’s culturally appropriating . . . again

Drake and Live Nation are the newest investors in Ntwrk, the QVC for Gen Z and young millennials

Co.Design

Google’s new reCAPTCHA has a dark side

How two determined GM engineers used GI Joe to get a car to the Moon

More people are working remotely, and it’s transforming office design

Work Life

4 tips for supporting a coworker who is transgender

This simple trick helped me find time to write a book while running a company

You can learn to be more charismatic