In this edition of the Folk Labor Desk, JP asks the nerds to raise their hands as he puts a musical twist on our recent story about the Teamsters, talks about being on Workers Independent News, and sings about the repression of teachers in Oaxaca, Mexico, amongst other things. Listen

By Mike Elk Payday Report has learned that New York City based Teamsters Local 805 leader Sandy Pope has agreed to join the slate of Louisville based Teamsters Local 89 President Fred Zuckerman. The move is the latest indication that the 75 year old incumbent Teamsters Union President James P.

To preview our monthly Payday Donor Monthly Tele-Townhall, JP talks about his role with Payday Report. He also talks about the role of the journalist in past social networks while making connections to the role of the media in today’s new cooperative social society. JP talks about democratic vision,

By Mike Elk In November of 1936, South Bend, Indiana’s Honeywell Aerospace plant, then owned by Bendix, was the site of the first sit-down strike by the United Automobile Workers (UAW). The workers were ultimately successful in getting the UAW recognized, and the tactic quickly spread across the US,