Mike Elk

Studios Forcing Overtime on IATSE Before Strike - 10,000 John Deere Workers Strike - Starbucks Union Drive Gets Dirty

Mike Elk Oct 14, 2021 0 Comments

Greetings from the Burgh, Things are very busy today as we prepare for some exciting projects covering the IATSE strike. Studios Forcing Overtime on IATSE Members Before Strike With a strike set to begin on Monday, many Hollywood studios are forcing employees to work weekends and extra overtime to finish

Hundreds of Latinx Workers Strike in Milwaukee - Biden Orders Halt to Worksite ICE Raids -150 Group Home Workers Go on Strike in Connecticut

Mike Elk Oct 12, 2021 0 Comments

Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where Payday just purchased a plane ticket to Los Angeles to cover the likely strike of over 60,000 IATSE members. Big thanks to our readers who donated so we could purchase the ticket. We’re still accepting donations as every donation helps us pay

How the Pandemic Lockdown & Retail Walkouts Mobilized IATSE Members

Mike Elk Oct 12, 2021 0 Comments

This past March, Tom Pieczkolon was reading about Amazon’s failed union drive in Alabama when a light went off in his head. The 30-year-old sound engineer, a member of IATSE Local 695, suddenly realized his struggle to gain better working conditions for those in the film industry was connected

IATSE: Decision on Strike Will Come Within Days

Mike Elk Oct 09, 2021 0 Comments

We just wanted to give a quick update. IATSE reported that progress have been made at the bargaining table in the last few days. “After four days of bargaining, talks concluded on Friday without an agreement being reached. Negotiations resume Saturday,” the union said in a statement Friday. “While we

IATSE Officials Call Alliance Offer a “Nothingburger” as Strike Looks More Likely

Mike Elk Oct 06, 2021 0 Comments

Folks, We wanted to give you a quick update on what’s happening with the IATSE strike. After IATSE members announced on Monday that 89% of IATSE’s 59,000 members voted by a 98.68% margin to strike, the Alliance for Motion Picture and Television Producers returned with a

Studios Forcing Overtime on IATSE Before Strike - 10,000 John Deere Workers Strike - Starbucks Union Drive Gets Dirty

Hundreds of Latinx Workers Strike in Milwaukee - Biden Orders Halt to Worksite ICE Raids -150 Group Home Workers Go on Strike in Connecticut

How the Pandemic Lockdown & Retail Walkouts Mobilized IATSE Members

IATSE: Decision on Strike Will Come Within Days

IATSE Officials Call Alliance Offer a “Nothingburger” as Strike Looks More Likely

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