Payday has shown a proven ability to impact the conversation on labor. Our work covering the strike wave has been praised by The Washington Post, which cited our work tracking strikes in a front-page cover story. The New York Times described us as a publication with “new energy.” PBS American Portrait profiled our work tracking the strike wave, and Esquire described our work as ...

Chris Townsend is a veteran union organizer who has lived in Virginia for 20 years. He previously served as the UE’s Political action director and the ATU’s Organizing Director.

16 小时之前 · Folks, Greetings from Pittsburgh, where more than 60 businesses were closed as part of “Day Without Immigrants” protests. “Day Without Immigrants” Nationwide Protest Ignored by Press Earlier today, the popular Mexican bakery Panderia Jazmin, located in the affluent Pittsburgh suburb of Mt. Lebanon, posted on Instagram that they were closed

3 天之前 · Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where Payday is only $312 short of our $8,000 monthly goal with 31 hours to go. Donate to help us cover the fightback against fascists. Trump Cancels Collective Bargaining Agreements at Fed As Payday Report went to press this afternoon, the Trump Administration announced

Payday has shown a proven ability to impact the conversation on the labor movement. Our work covering the strike wave has been praised by The Washington Post, which cited our work tracking strikes in a front-page cover story. The New York Times described us as a publication with “new energy.” PBS American Portrait profiled our work tracking …

2021年7月7日 · Payday Report has now recorded its 1,400th strike since we began tracking strikes at the beginning of the pandemic in March of 2020 with the latest strike coming from Topeka, Kansas where over 500 Frito-Lay workers went on strike this Monday.. The strike movement is now picking up momentum as the “Retail Worker Rebellion” grows.

Yearly archive for 2024. Semafor’s Dave Weigel talks with Mike Elk about how Congresswoman Summer Lee was able to cruise to a landslide victory against AIPAC will other candidates struggles and were defeated by them.

6 天之前 · Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where like many, we are shocked at the disarray from changes by the Trump Administration, but there are signs that workers are fighting back. Border Czar Bemoans Activists Being Educated About Their Rights Trump’s Border Czar Tom Homan went on CNN today and bemoaned

2016年4月15日 · Welcome to the first unionized digital labor news co-op in the South, founded by former POLITICO Senior Labor Reporter Mike Elk and labor folk musician and Railroad Workers United Co-Chair J.P. Wright. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, union membership in the South last year increased...

2024年4月19日 · Mike Elk is an Emmy-nominated labor reporter and alumni of the Guardian. In addition to filing nearly 2,000 stories from 46 states, Elk traveled with Lula from Sáo Bernando do Campos all the way to the Oval Office in the White House.