CNBC Cites Payday Report’s Coverage of Venezuelan Crisis
Payday may be a small labor publication based in Pittsburgh, but we have a big impact on how the corporate media covers news both locally and overseas.
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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
Suspended Ford Worker Raises $330,000 on GoFundMe - Trump Suspends Brazilian Immigration - Haitian Leads 15,000 NYC Nurses Strike
Union activists from Sabula’s local launched a GoFundMe campaign that has raised over $330,000 as we went to press.
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Pittsburgh Labor Lawyer Representing Colombian President Petro as Venezuela Crisis Deepens
For many, it may seem strange that the president of Colombia is represented by a Pittsburgh labor lawyer. However, Kovalik and Petro first met nearly 20 years ago, when Kovalik worked as an attorney for the Steelworkers union.
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5 Minneapolis Unions Call for General Strike - Largest Ohio ArcelorMittal Plant Workers on Strike - UPMC Altoona Nurses Win Violence Protection Measures Following Attack
ATU Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, and St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28 are supporting the call for a general strike and organizers expect the list to grow in coming days.
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Lula's Investment in Anti-Fascist Brazilian Films Wins Big at Golden Globes
“This is a very important time in the history of making films. Here in the US and in Brasil, young American filmmakers make films,” Kleber shouted as the music started to drown him out.
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