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
The shooter, Richard Bowers, said that he targeted the organization for their support of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS). The shooter accused local Jews of bringing in the caravan.
So this year, with the Pirates long out of contention, I will be rooting for the Blue Jays in the World Series to increase solidarity between Canada and the United States.
“Final Offer? Not Until We Say So,” the UAW said in a statement. “Volkswagen is so desperate to force through its “final offer” that they’ve refused to even sit down with us, which is against the law. They want us to think that the only choice we have is to take whatever they hand out.”