Mike Elk

After Unionizing, Baltimore City Paper Will Now Close - 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Win Settlement - Texas Aims to Bust Teachers Union

Mike Elk Jul 07, 2017 0 Comments

It’s Payday! Greetings from the shores of Conneaut Lake in Pennsylvania, where Payday is visiting Judge Wayne Hanson. Baltimore City Paper Unionized & Owners Announce Now They Will Close it Earlier today, workers at the Baltimore City Paper learned that the company would agree to recognize their petition to

Watch: Discount Shopping at Costco with Mike Elk - Thanks to Payday Readers!

Mike Elk Jul 04, 2017 0 Comments

Using the donations of our readers, Payday takes a trip to Costco to stock up on 4th of July supplies. While driving around town listening to jazz, Payday Senior Labor Reporter Mike Elk talks about the long term plan of Payday and why readers should invest in the publication. Help

NC Legislature Tries to Bust Farm Workers Union - WaPo Union Pushes Back Against Bezos - Atlanta Public Workers Win $15 an Hour

Mike Elk Jun 30, 2017 0 Comments

Its Payday! Greetings from the farm in Goshen, Ky., where the baby turkeys seem to be adjusting to their new settings. Atlanta Votes to Pay Its Workers $15 an Hour This week’s Payday goes out to public workers in the city of Atlanta. Last week, the City Council of

Tom Perez Stumbles on Pledge to Eliminate Unpaid Internships at the DNC

Mike Elk Jun 27, 2017 0 Comments

While running for Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Tom Perez pledged to eliminate unpaid internships at DNC. “Millennials need more than just a seat at the table, they need a voice in every part of the conversation at the DNC,” tweeted Perez during a DNC chairman’s debate in

In Nashville, A Strike Wave of Non-Union Latino Construction Workers Grows

Mike Elk Jun 22, 2017 0 Comments

A growing wave of strikes by exploited Latino construction workers is poised to breed new energy into the Southern labor movement this summer. Last month, 100 Latino non-union workers in Louisville went on strike after they discovered they were being paid $14 an hour less than their white counterparts doing

After Unionizing, Baltimore City Paper Will Now Close - 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Win Settlement - Texas Aims to Bust Teachers Union

Watch: Discount Shopping at Costco with Mike Elk - Thanks to Payday Readers!

NC Legislature Tries to Bust Farm Workers Union - WaPo Union Pushes Back Against Bezos - Atlanta Public Workers Win $15 an Hour

Tom Perez Stumbles on Pledge to Eliminate Unpaid Internships at the DNC

In Nashville, A Strike Wave of Non-Union Latino Construction Workers Grows

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