In North Carolina, 20,000 skip school as teachers strike movement swells
Over at the Guardian, Payday Senior Labor Reporter Mike Elk filed a dispatch for the Guardian from the North Carolina’s one-day teachers’ strike: As news…
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Construction Unions Ally with Striking Teachers to Fight for Prevailing Wage Laws
As North Carolina teachers go out on strike tomorrow, they will be joined by the ranks of the state’s construction unions. Much like teachers, who…
North Carolina Teachers to Strike in Unprecedented Display of Force
Over at the Guardian, Payday Senior Labor Reporter Mike Elk filed a story previewing the North Carolina Teachers’ Strike: “These human shields, as I call…
Help Us Travel to Cover North Carolina’s Teachers’ Walkout on May 16th
Folks, Payday Report is proud to say that we were the only publication on the left that was able to afford to be on the…
3 Pro-ICE Sheriffs Defeated in N.C. – GOP Moves to Cut Teachers’ Raise – Tennessean Follows Payday’s Lead on Nashville Construction Safety Crisis
with help from Max Zahn & Professor Karina Moreno Greetings from ‘da Burgh, where Payday Senior Labor Reporter Mike Elk is getting ready to ship…
EXCLUSIVE: Kamala Harris to Skip UC Commencement at Union’s Request – Tenn Gov Moves to Bust Union – Arizona Strike Settlement
Folks, Greetings from the headquarters of United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers in Pittsburgh, Pa where Payday Senior Labor Reporter Mike Elk has just returned…
‘We’re being assertive’: Arizona teachers feel new power as strikes set to end
Over at the Guardian, Payday Senior Labor Reporter Mike Elk filed a dispatch for the Guardian from the Tuscon May Day protest, where teachers are…
North Carolina Teachers to Strike in May – Louisiana Teachers Could Follow – Georgia Bus Drivers Fired for Striking
North Carolina Teachers to Strike in May – Louisiana Teachers Could Follow – Georgia Bus Drivers Fired for Striking By Mike Elk with help from…
As 50,000 March on Arizona Capitol, the Disabled, Latinos, and Teachers Say They Can’t Be Divided
PHOENIX – For miles around, tens of thousands of people desperately searched for parking as they made their way to Chase Field, home of the…
Immigration to Be Central Focus in Arizona’s Teachers Strike
Payday Senior Labor Reporter Mike Elk filed a dispatch from Phoenix from the Guardian: Unlike West Virginia or Oklahoma, the issues of immigration will probably…
Help Payday Stay on the Ground to Cover Arizona’s Teachers Strike
Due to a big haul during the last week, Payday has brought in $1,482 to cover the costs of our trip. Between flights ($676 round…
Arizona Teachers Vote to Strike Next Thursday April 26th in First Ever Statewide Strike
Following upon the success of teachers in West Virginia and Oklahoma, teachers in Arizona have voted to strike in the first-ever statewide strike. The strike…