BREAKING: Trump NLRB Cancels UAW Vote at Volkswagen in Chattanooga
Today, the Trump-appointed National Labor Relations Board blocked the request for workers at Volkswagen to hold a union election. The NLRB ruled that since 160…
Articles by Mike Elk
Unprecedented Rally for VW Workers in Chattanooga Buoys Support for UAW
Over 5,000 union members live in the Chattanooga area, but to many residents, organized labor’s presence can seem invisible. On Monday, representatives from 17 area…
Western N.C. Newspaper & Payday Team Up to Cover Elder Care Worker Organizing
Payday is excited to team up with the Ashe County Line, a paper in rural Western North Carolina to cover elder care work organizing in…
NewsGuild Election Likely to Face DOL Investigation – AFL-CIO Slashes Organizing Budget – RIP Larry Hanley
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where I just got back from the dentist to find out I owe $700 for dental work. So, pass the…
SEIU VP Retaliates Against Sexual Misconduct Whistleblower Filing Defamation Suit
In March, SEIU-UHW fired whistleblower Njoke Woods after she went on the record with Payday Report about a culture of sexual misconduct, favoritism, and backroom…
On the Death of an Italian Resistance Fighter Nicola DiRito
The Nazis couldn’t kill Nicola “Nic” DiRito when he was fighting against fascists in Occupied Italy as a teenager during World War Two, but today…
Embattled NewsGuild Prez Refuses to Answer Reporters’ Questions on Voting Procedure and Campaign Spending
As the NewsGuild election reaches its last week of voting, embattled Old Guard NewsGuild President 61-year-old Bernie Lunzer appears to be in a desperate struggle…
BREAKING: Trump NLRB Places Hold on Union Election at VW as UAW Cries Foul
In the latest twist to efforts to sabotage the union drive at Volkswagen’s plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the NLRB has placed a hold on the…
Tenn. House Speaker Framed Black Activist – Boeing Union Activists Fired – Oregon Teachers Strike May 8th
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where the Buccos are back in town after ending an 8 game losing streak following a 2 game sweep of…
As South Carolina Teachers Walkout, 10,000 Storm State Capitol in Columbia
Today, teachers in South Carolina went on their first ever walkout using sick days to skip school. The teachers shut down 7 major school districts…
Payday Lost a $24,000 Grant from a Union Due to Coverage of Immigration in May of 2018
As I prepare for today’s May Day march of immigrants and Tree of Life Synagogue massacre survivors in Squirrel Hill, who were targeted due to…
UAW Accuses Tenn. Gov of Hypocrisy in Anti-Union Remarks at VW Plant
Following anti-union remarks at Volkswagen’s plant in Chattanooga, the UAW is accusing Tennesse Governor Bill Lee of hypocrisy given his previous praise of the UAW…