Mike Elk

UAW Prez Says Big 3 Strikes Will Be Targeted - Strike Rally Scheduled for Friday in Detroit

Mike Elk Sep 13, 2023 0 Comments

Folks, I just got back to Pittsburgh and wanted to give yinz a quick update on what increasingly looks like a series of strikes that will happen at some locations of the Big Three automakers beginning this Thursday at midnight. Earlier today, UAW President Shawn Fain announced that the union

Sources: GM Strike Looks "Very Likely" - UAW Endorsement of Biden Hinges on His Role in Contract Talks

Mike Elk Sep 08, 2023 0 Comments

Folks, E ai, gente, Tudo Bem? Greetings from Rio de Janeiro, where Payday is wrapping up the end of a documentary shoot down here. (Big thanks to all who donated). We will be back next week in the US to cover potential strikes at the Big Three automakers. Donate to

Durham Public Works Employees “Illegally” Strike for 1st Time

Mike Elk Sep 06, 2023 0 Comments

DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA – In late June, I attended a meeting of public works employees in Durham, who were planning the first strike of public works employees in the rapidly gentrifying city, where many city workers can’t afford to live. “We aren’t getting paid what we are worth at

Biden Sees Autoworkers Strike as "Unlikely" - UE Wins "Right-to-Strike" over Grievances - Studios Fight Amongst Themselves about Contract Details

Mike Elk Sep 05, 2023 0 Comments

Folks, Greetings from Rio de Janeiro, where we are wrapping up a documentary shoot about the Landless Workers Movement. (A big thanks to all those who donated.) I am returning to the US next week and preparing to cover a possible strike at the Big Three automakers. Biden Sees Autoworkers

18,000 Las Vegas Teachers Prepare to Illegaly Walkout - 7,000 NYC School Bus Drivers Could Strike - Youngstown Teachers Win Republican Support

Mike Elk Aug 30, 2023 0 Comments

Greetings from Sao Paulo, where Payday is preparing to go out to a Landless Workers Movement Settlement later in the day. However, I wanted to update you on the increase in teachers’ strikes that we are seeing as the school year begins. $160 Short of Paying for Brazilian Cameraman The

UAW Prez Says Big 3 Strikes Will Be Targeted - Strike Rally Scheduled for Friday in Detroit

Sources: GM Strike Looks "Very Likely" - UAW Endorsement of Biden Hinges on His Role in Contract Talks

Durham Public Works Employees “Illegally” Strike for 1st Time

Biden Sees Autoworkers Strike as "Unlikely" - UE Wins "Right-to-Strike" over Grievances - Studios Fight Amongst Themselves about Contract Details

18,000 Las Vegas Teachers Prepare to Illegaly Walkout - 7,000 NYC School Bus Drivers Could Strike - Youngstown Teachers Win Republican Support

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