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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Tofurky is suing Arkansas for the right to call its products plant-based meat

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This vacant lot is turning into a park designed to protect the neighborhood from flooding

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People don’t understand how disaster-relief money gets spent—and it makes them less likely to donate

Creativity

Olivia Munn is starring in a new cybersecurity thriller about the Sony hack . . . for IT managers?

Creativity

From a cyborg manifesto to hacking humanity, read this artist’s tech-themed poetry created on the spot

Creativity

5 quick takeaways from Marvel’s huge Phase 4 news

Co.Design

See ‘The Simpsons’ house revamped in 2019’s most cliche design trends

Co.Design

Supersonic travel is on the verge of a comeback—here’s why

Co.Design

The world’s most-advanced AI can’t tell what’s in these photos. Can you?

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I’m a trans woman who codes, and this is what I’ve learned about gender in tech

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This is how gig-economy work has evolved

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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

Tofurky is suing Arkansas for the right to call its products plant-based meat

This vacant lot is turning into a park designed to protect the neighborhood from flooding

People don’t understand how disaster-relief money gets spent—and it makes them less likely to donate

Creativity

Olivia Munn is starring in a new cybersecurity thriller about the Sony hack . . . for IT managers?

From a cyborg manifesto to hacking humanity, read this artist’s tech-themed poetry created on the spot

5 quick takeaways from Marvel’s huge Phase 4 news

Co.Design

See ‘The Simpsons’ house revamped in 2019’s most cliche design trends

Supersonic travel is on the verge of a comeback—here’s why

The world’s most-advanced AI can’t tell what’s in these photos. Can you?

Work Life

I’m a trans woman who codes, and this is what I’ve learned about gender in tech

This is how gig-economy work has evolved

Five soft skills you need to be a better leader in 2020