Mike Elk

Tim Murphy’s Resignation Sets Up a National Showdown in Western Pa. Swing District

Mike Elk Oct 05, 2017 0 Comments

PITTSBURGH, PA.— Republican Tim Murphy resigned today from the U.S. House after allegations emerged that the long-term anti-abortion congressman had asked a mistress to have an abortion. His departure sets up a national showdown in a Western Pennsylvania swing district, where the number of Democrats outnumber Republicans. Organized labor

After Defeat of Incumbent Birmingham Mayor, Could Louisville's Mayor Be Next?

Mike Elk Oct 04, 2017 0 Comments

Tuesday night, 36-year-old Birmingham school board member Randall Woodfin defeated 63-year-old incumbent Birmingham Mayor William Bell with 59 percent of the vote to Bell’s 41. Bell has been a fixture in city politics for decades, having been elected to City Council in 1979, two years before Woodfin was even

Memphis Electrolux Workers Win 1st Contract - WaPo Threatens To Fire Union Chair - N.C. AFL-CIO Elects Woman as New President

Mike Elk Sep 29, 2017 0 Comments

Folks, Greetings from Washington, D.C., where Payday Senior Labor Reporter Mike Elk has arrived to help his union in this week’s picket line of the Washington Post. Washington Post Threatened to Fire Union Co-Chair Amazon owner Jeff Bezos, who also owns the Washington Post, is currently demanding that

End My Year of Couchsurfing - Help a Labor Reporter Afford a Security Deposit

Mike Elk Sep 28, 2017 0 Comments

Help Us Reach Our Goal of $1,700. $1,530 / $1,700 Donate Here! For the past year, I haven’t exactly been homeless, but I haven’t exactly had a home. Since being evicted from my apartment in Chattanooga last November, I have stayed with an assortment of friends,

Union Members Picket Washington Post Demanding a Fair Contract from Billionaire Owner Jeff Bezos

Mike Elk Sep 27, 2017 0 Comments

Washington, D.C. — In 2016, Jeff Bezos, the CEO billionaire owner of Amazon and the Washington Post, closed the paper’s historic headquarters on 15th Street made famous by the film All the President’s Men. In a symbolic move, Bezos opened a new state-of-the-art office on K Street in

Tim Murphy’s Resignation Sets Up a National Showdown in Western Pa. Swing District

After Defeat of Incumbent Birmingham Mayor, Could Louisville's Mayor Be Next?

Memphis Electrolux Workers Win 1st Contract - WaPo Threatens To Fire Union Chair - N.C. AFL-CIO Elects Woman as New President

End My Year of Couchsurfing - Help a Labor Reporter Afford a Security Deposit

Union Members Picket Washington Post Demanding a Fair Contract from Billionaire Owner Jeff Bezos

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