Founder and Honors
Sara Horowitz founded Working Today, the parent organization of Freelancers Union, in New York City in 1995, in order to represent the needs and concerns of the growing independent workforce. Before founding Working Today – Freelancers Union, executive director Horowitz was a labor attorney in private practice and a union organizer. In recognition of her efforts to create a self-sustaining organization of flexible workers, Horowitz was awarded a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellowship ("genius" grant) in 1999. Nine years ago, she was named as one of Esquire Magazine’s "Fifty Best & Brightest" and received a community development award from the New York Mayor’s Office.
Working Today – Freelancers Union was recognized in 2004 and 2006 as a leading social entrepreneur by Fast Company magazine.
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