Articles by Mike Elk

With the Trump Administration blocking OSHA from issuing regulations to protect workers from COVID-19, workers across the United States have instead been subject to an…

With many food workers being forced to work as essential workers during COVID-19, workers are increasingly striking to draw attention to unsafe conditions. On Friday,…

PITTSBURGH, PA – On Thursday, dozens of nurses, members of SEIU Healthcare PA, walked off at the Brighton Rehab and Wellness Center in Western Pennsylvania’s…

On Monday, JBS announced that ten workers at its Greeley, Colorado plant tested positive for COVID-19.  In response to this, on Tuesday, nearly 1,000 meatpacking…

Today, the Amalgamated Transit Union announced the death of Scott Ryan, a 41-year-old bus driver and father of three from Everett, Washington, who had warned…

Today, a group of mostly African-American workers, members of Teamsters Local 667, went on a wildcat strike at a warehouse in Memphis, after a co-worker…

PITTSBURGH, PA – Today, a group of several hundred, mostly African-American sanitation workers in Pittsburgh, members of Teamsters Local 249, went out on an illegal,…

This evening, the UAW announced that 2 UAW members employed at Chrylser have died of COVID-19. “I can confirm that two UAW members who had…

Newly elected Kentucky Democratic Governor Andy Beshear has received praise for his handling of the COVID-crisis. However, workers in manufacturing say that the Governor’s office…

(UPDATE: After receiving hundreds of angry tweets, Gibson Guitar announced today that they would not be re-opening their factory on Monday) Nashville-based Gibson Guitars last…

Today, General Motors announced plans to shutter its plants employing more than 45,000 people across the United States. At first, Derrick McKibben, at General Motors’…

This morning, Payday Report broke the story of how Nissan was forcing 6,000 workers to continue to work in dangerous conditions in Canton, Mississippi. The…