Folks, Help Us Reach Our Goal $2,734 / $3,000 Donate Here! With the General Motors strike entering its fifth week, the national media is largely ignore the struggle. For three weeks of the strike, Payday has been able to travel over 2,000 miles. We lead the national media

Mike Elk and I went on the road the moment that we heard that the UAW/GM strike was going to happen. 12:01 AM we were standing in front of a GM auto parts plant in Rochester, NY. Other than a lonely local TV news reporter the two of

As the strike enters its 19th day, both the UAW and GM are feeling increasing pressure to reach a deal. Earlier this week, Moody’s credit rating agency warned GM that it would downgrade its credit rating to junk status if a deal isn’t reached soon. Already, General Motors

Originally published at the Intercept AS PART OF ITS CONTRACT TALKS, the United Automobile Workers labor union is demanding that General Motors Co. reopen two plants in Lordstown, Ohio, and Hamtramck, Michigan, as electric car factories. The demand underscores the tensions inherent in the coming shift to a green economy,