Mike Elk

Wash. Fruit Workers Strike Spreads to 13 Sites - Truckers Protest Trump in DC - Meatpacker Tries to Decertify a Union

Mike Elk May 15, 2020 0 Comments

Greetings from the Burgh, where finances are really good this Payday. Mass Layoffs Rock Corporate Media, Payday Reaches Record Fundraising Levels This week, major outlets including Quartz, Vice, and Gannett issued additional layoffs. While the corporate media model of ad-based revenue and wealthy benefactors continue to burn, Payday is continuing

Mexican Union Leader Dies in Miss - 200 Strikes this Spring - PPE Manufacturers Strike Again

Mike Elk May 13, 2020 0 Comments

Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where the air quality today is #2 for worst pollution in the nation again. Over 200 Strike This Spring Yesterday, Payday’s Strike Tracking map passed over 200 wildcat strikes since March 1st. Check out the map here. Donate to help us keep covering labor’

Immigrant Fruit Workers Strike Across Wash State - Hackers Crash Ohio's Unemployment "Fraud" Reporting System - Cleveland Plain Dealer Busts Union

Mike Elk May 12, 2020 0 Comments

Greetings from the Burgh, where my lungs are finally starting to feel better. 200 Strikes On the Map Since March 1st The mass strike movement continues to build. Today, we added our 200th strike to the map. Check out our map updates that include some recently documented prison labor strikes

Prison Labor Replaces Striking Garbage Workers in New Orleans

Mike Elk May 09, 2020 0 Comments

On Wednesday, dozens of garbage workers, employed by the temp service People Ready, went on strike, demanding proper safety equipment. The workers, who make only $10.25 an hour are also demanding hazard pay and paid sick leave. “$10.25 to pick up trash – come on now. It’s contaminated

Trump Blocks Nurses from Unionizing in N.C. & Denver - Teachers Mobilize for Strikes - Cinco De Mayo Hell for Workers

Mike Elk May 07, 2020 0 Comments

Greetings from the Burgh, where it looks like new allergy medicine and relief may finally be on the way. Early signs show that COVID-19 may have led some workers to begin organizing. North Carolina Nurses Unionize During Pandemic In North Carolina, labor journalists Matthew Cunningham-Cook & Jonathan Michels for the

Wash. Fruit Workers Strike Spreads to 13 Sites - Truckers Protest Trump in DC - Meatpacker Tries to Decertify a Union

Mexican Union Leader Dies in Miss - 200 Strikes this Spring - PPE Manufacturers Strike Again

Immigrant Fruit Workers Strike Across Wash State - Hackers Crash Ohio's Unemployment "Fraud" Reporting System - Cleveland Plain Dealer Busts Union

Prison Labor Replaces Striking Garbage Workers in New Orleans

Trump Blocks Nurses from Unionizing in N.C. & Denver - Teachers Mobilize for Strikes - Cinco De Mayo Hell for Workers

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