Invariably, when women date me, they get to this point where we have to have “the Betsy Rothstein conversation.”  After first dates, women would always be interested in my career as a labor reporter, then they would Google me, and what they discovered wasn’t my coverage of strikes in

Folks,  Greeting from the Burgh, where I am pissed that local coffee shop Biddle’s Escape is suing local public radio station WESA for covering sexual harassment allegations at the hipster café.  Solidarity with the folks at WESA.  $1,641 Short of Meeting Our Monthly Goal With five days left

Last week, SEIU President Mary Kay Henry made headlines when she raised the possibility of expelling police unions from the AFL-CIO.  “We need to function as an anti-racist organization,” Henry told In These Times. “So given that principle, I think it’s critical that we have tough conversations and we

Folks,  Greetings from the Burgh, where Payday has, unfortunately, wasting valuable time responding to yet another smear campaign from the racist leadership of the AFL-CIO, which refuses to expel cop unions.  Help Payday Afford a Site Redesign First, as many folks can tell, we redesigned our logo and are rolling