Donate to Help a Sick, Broke Labor Reporter Take the Holidays Off
As a self-employed labor reporter, I don’t have paid sick days, so I need your help to take two weeks off for the holidays.
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Mike Elk
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
For 3 Years, Payday Warned About UAW Prez's Top Staff & Lost Money for Doing It
For three years, people doubted my reporting on scandals within the UAW and attacked me personally.
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UAW Prez Deleted 123 Messages as Chief of Staff Chris Brooks Forced Out Over Corruption Charges
“Can I just take a moment and say: my strategy was flawless this week. Like everything went perfectly to plan,” texted Brooks. “It feels really good. Like how [I] imagine it feels to epically dunk on another player in basketball.”
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Border Patrol Raids Picket Line - Starbucks Workers Arrested at Roasting Plant - Ghiradelli Workers Move to Strike
Greg Bovino, who's been leading the Border Patrol’s effort to raid major cities, made a surprise visit to a picket line of Teamsters striking at the manufacturer Mauser Packaging Solutions.
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UAW Chief of Staff Chris Brooks Forced Out Amid Corruption Charges
Payday Report has learned that UAW Chief of Staff Chris Brooks has been forced out of the union amid a major corruption scandal.
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