Noam Scheiber

I’m a reporter for The New York Times based in the Chicago area, focusing on labor and the workplace.

What I Cover

I cover workplace issues like pay, gig work, inequality and discrimination, as well as labor unions and labor organizing. I have closely covered the union organizing campaigns at companies like Amazon, Starbucks, Apple and Microsoft. I have also written a lot about the transition to clean energy and what it means for workers.

My Background

I’ve covered labor and the workplace for roughly a decade, including more than eight years at The Times. Before that I covered the Obama administration for The New Republic magazine in Washington, and three presidential elections. I wrote a book about the Obama administration’s response to the Great Recession, called “The Escape Artists,” which was published in 2012. I started my career covering economic policy at The New Republic in the early 2000s.

I have a bachelor’s degree in economics from Tulane University and a master’s degree in economics from Oxford University, where I was a Rhodes Scholar. I grew up in the Sun Belt — New Mexico, Texas and Florida.

Journalistic Ethics

Per The Times’s ethics policy, I don’t hold a direct financial stake in any of the companies I cover. I strive to talk to a variety of sources, from workers to company officials to union organizers. Because I frequently work with sources who are taking a risk to speak with me, I take very seriously the responsibility to protect their anonymity. You can learn more about our ethics guidelines here.

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