Mike Elk

Payday in The Guardian on the Historic "March for Mississippi"

Mike Elk Mar 07, 2017 0 Comments

Pro-union rally in Mississippi unites with community: “We Are Ready” By Mike Elk, The Guardian For a mile outside Canton Multipurpose Complex on Saturday, the road was backed up. Many cars sported bumper stickers, pro-Bernie and pro-union. They came in school buses, hot rods, church vans and motorcycles, with license

Payday Southern Resistance Road Tour

Mike Elk Mar 03, 2017 0 Comments

Payday is hitting the road to get into the trenches of the fight to Organize the South. This winter, we were able to successfully raise our budget for the spring and used a portion of that money to buy a car off of Payday reader Judge Wayne Hanson of Pennsylvania.

Tom Perez's Long Track Record of Winning Over Progressive Critics

Mike Elk Mar 03, 2017 0 Comments

Upon his election as Democratic National Committee Chairman on February 25th, Tom Perez was met with protests by many on the left, who saw his victory over progressive-favorite Keith Ellison as a victory for the establishment. “What the DNC chair’s race revealed is an unwillingness from many Democratic Party

Ten-Month Honeywell Lockout Ends in South Bend

Mike Elk Feb 28, 2017 0 Comments

By Mike Elk On Saturday, Honeywell workers making components for the U.S. military’s F-35 and F-18 airplanes in South Bend, Indiana and Green Island, New York voted to end a grueling, ten-month lockout. The workers voted to ratify a five-year contract with the company by a margin of

Historic Duke Union Election Hangs on 502 Challenged Ballots

Mike Elk Feb 24, 2017 0 Comments

By Mike Elk This week, Duke became the first private university in the South to have its graduate employees vote on unionizing. A win for SEIU at “The Harvard of the South” could open the way for organizing at other private universities throughout the South. The fate of a groundbreaking

Payday in The Guardian on the Historic "March for Mississippi"

Payday Southern Resistance Road Tour

Tom Perez's Long Track Record of Winning Over Progressive Critics

Ten-Month Honeywell Lockout Ends in South Bend

Historic Duke Union Election Hangs on 502 Challenged Ballots

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