Following upon the success of teachers in West Virginia and Oklahoma, teachers in Arizona have voted to strike in the first-ever statewide strike. The strike will begin on Thursday April 26th. 78% of the state’s 57,000 teachers voted to strike. “This vote was not an easy decision for

On Friday April 20th, Payday Senior Labor Reporter Mike Elk will host a lunch at the Washington-Baltimore NewsGuild Headquarters at 1225 Eye Street Suite 300 across Franklin Square from the Washington Post in downtown Washington, D.C. Elk will talk about his on-the-ground experience covering the West Virginia teachers’ strike,

Over at the Guardian, Payday Senior Labor Reporter Mike Elk along with Adam Gabbat profiled 6 leaders of the teachers’ strikes. One of the highlights was his profile with Attica Scott: State representative Attica Scott is currently the only black woman serving in the Kentucky general assembly. The 46-year-old former

Over at the Guardian, Payday Senior Labor Reporter Mike Elk filed a dispatch from Oklahoma City on the end of historic 110 mile March for Education: “I think it comes at a great time with the #MeToo movement and everything with women being able to finally take a stand and