On the Death of Sears & The Disappearance of the Middle Market
Payday Senior Labor Reporter filed a dispatch from Pittsburgh for the Guardian looking at the closing days of Sears, which declared bankruptcy earlier this week:…
Undocumented Workers in Louisiana’s Bayous Organize to Take on Seafood Industry
Payday Senior Labor Reporter Mike Elk filed a dispatch from Lafayette, Louisiana looking at how undocumented workers in the seafood industry are organizing to push…
Ex-Wife of Randy Bryce Disputes “Deadbeat Dad” Smear Campaign
As attempts to prevent ironworker Randy Bryce from winning his bid to replace Paul Ryan intensify, the incoming chair of the Wisconsin Broadcaster Association was…
Help Us Go to Racine to Expose Anti-Randy Bryce Dark Money
Help Us Reach Our Wisconsin Travel Fund Goal Donate Here! Folks, Upwards of $8 million dollars is expected to flood into Southeastern Wisconsin to…
Teamsters Strike for Immigrants – Louisville DSA Violently Attacked – Labor Reporter Wins MacArthur Genius Grant
Folks, Greeting from Washington, D.C, where Payday has had a very positive series of meetings with potential funders. Payday Only $494 Short of Surpassing 2017…
Kentucky Whiskey Workers Win Strike – EEOC Sues Texas Resort Over Anti- Spanish Policy – Michigan Highway Workers Locked Out
It’s the day after Payday Folks, we had a little too much fun last night at our fundraiser. Greetings from the Mt Pleasant Public Library…
Jacobin Accused of Reneging on Wage Deal in British Takeover of Tribune Magazine
In his bid to take over the historic British left-wing magazine, The Tribune, Jacobin publisher Bhaskar Sunkara is being accused of reneging on wage deal…
Payday to Host D.C. Happy Hour at Marx Cafe Friday Sept 28th
Folks, I’m back in DC this weekend and this Friday and we plan on throwing a blowout “Old School Mt P” happy hour at Marx…
North Carolina Farmworkers Win the Right to Keep Union Dues Collection
“We’re happy that the federal court saw clearly that this racist law was an effort to stop farmworkers from having the resources to fund their own institution and fight for a more fair workplace,” said FLOC President Baldemar Velasquez.
Painters’ Union Aims to Build Cross-Cultural Alliance in the South
Writing for the Guardian, Payday Senior Labor Reporter Mike Elk looks at how the Painters’ Union’s new focus on organizing immigrants in Nashville is achieving…
NewsGuild Wins Two Union Victories in Virginia – Tacoma Teachers Win Major Strike – Kentucky Whiskey Workers Strike
Folks, it’s Payday. Greetings from the Burgh, where I am recovering from my twice-yearly bout with walking pneumonia. Folks, if you can drop a few…
Report: 554 Teachers Running for State House Nationwide
A new report released by the National Education Associations identifies 554 teachers, members of NEA and other teachers’ union, running for State House this fall….