Mike Elk

260,000 Teamsters Vote to Strike - After Ohio ICE Raid, Industry Complains - Disabled Workers Strike at Army Base in Virginia

Mike Elk Jun 08, 2018 0 Comments

Payday Labor Reporting Mobile “Judge Hanson” Out-of-Action Greetings from the Burgh, where Payday’s senior labor reporter is planning an epic fundraiser to buy a new car. (You can donate here to the fund.) In Brooklyn, Professor Karina Moreno reports on a horrific human rights violation. Local Delivery Drivers Refuse

Pittsburgh's Construction Unions Help Formerly Incarcerated Find Union Apprenticeships

Mike Elk Jun 06, 2018 0 Comments

PITTSBURGH, PA – “Why do you want something in life?” asks Dietra Washington askes a class of 15 pre-union apprenticeship students “You have to find why you are doing something every day”. The class hosted at the non-profit Energy Innovation Center is part of an effort spearheaded by local governments and

Guardian Portrait of UE Local 150's First Picnic in Greensboro, North Carolina

Mike Elk Jun 01, 2018 0 Comments

Writing for the Guardian, Payday Senior Labor Reporter Mike Elk paints a portrait of UE Local 150’s first picnic in Greensboro, North Carolina: Charles French, the president of the Greensboro City Workers’ Union, took a mic and told the crowd to go to a nearby basketball court to watch

Boeing Workers Vote To Unionize in Historic Union Election in South Carolina

Mike Elk May 30, 2018 0 Comments

Update: Boeing workers in Charleston, South Carolina have voted Thursday to unionize with the Machinists Union by a margin of 104-65. The victory wins organized labor a key toehold in a major employer in the South as efforts to #OrganizeTheSouth heat up. Last year, Boeing workers were roundly defeated when

IMPACT: Payday Forces Nutting-Owned Newspaper to Cover West Virginia Strike

Mike Elk May 29, 2018 0 Comments

Last Friday, Payday brought you the story of 30 Machinists out on strike at the Tecnocap in Glen Dale, West Virginia for over 7 weeks. Despite the high profile nature of their picket line bordering the main highway, both of the local Wheeling newspapers both owned by the Bob Nutting,

260,000 Teamsters Vote to Strike - After Ohio ICE Raid, Industry Complains - Disabled Workers Strike at Army Base in Virginia

Pittsburgh's Construction Unions Help Formerly Incarcerated Find Union Apprenticeships

Guardian Portrait of UE Local 150's First Picnic in Greensboro, North Carolina

Boeing Workers Vote To Unionize in Historic Union Election in South Carolina

IMPACT: Payday Forces Nutting-Owned Newspaper to Cover West Virginia Strike

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