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O’HARA, PENNSYLVANIA  – Popping out of the luscious greenery along the banks of the Allegheny River emerges the head of a giant 15-foot tall brown rat in a red tank sitting on top of a 4-foot high chunk of cheese. “For us, the rat represents Stapleton Homes,” says Guillermo Perez,

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, 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