Mike Elk is an Emmy-nominated labor reporter. He founded Payday Report using his NLRB settlement from being illegally fired in the union drive at Politico in 2015. Email him at melk@paydayreport.com
This week, it was announced that over 900 nurses employed at UPMC Magee-Women's Hospital voted to unionize by a margin of 402-305; creating a potential breakthrough in the UPMC system.
Just this afternoon, ICE released Abrego Garcia, a member of the SMART union, from ICE detention in Maryland: Garcia's detention generated controversy and an unprecedented coalition of construction unions demanding his release.
We will have DJs, plenty of beer and will be raising money for Casa San Jose ICE Bail Fund. Payday Report, Fight Back Books, and the Pittsburgh Party of Socialism and Liberation sponsor the party.