Mike Elk

Help Payday Hire a "Fixer" to Cover the Brazilian Landless Workers Movement

Mike Elk Aug 27, 2023 0 Comments

Recurring Donation $3.00 monthly $5.00 monthly $15.00 monthly $35.00 monthly $100.00 monthly $36.00 yearly $60.00 yearly $180.00 yearly $420.00 yearly $1,200.00 yearly One Time Donation For nearly 40 years, the Brazilian Landless Workers (MST) movement has used land occupations

97% of UAW Votes to Strike at Big 3 - Cali May Give Unemployment Benefits to Strikers - Youngstown Teacher Walkout

Mike Elk Aug 25, 2023 0 Comments

Folks, Greetings from the house of my old college host family in Rio de Janeiro, where I have spent the last two and half weeks on vacation to celebrate some good news that Payday received recently (more on this later). Now, I am returning to work, providing updates on strikes

Brazilian Army Detained Melk & Forced Him to Remove Landless Workers Hat

Mike Elk Aug 25, 2023 0 Comments

Folks, Last week, I visited a Frida Kalho exhibit in a museum located inside the historic Fort Copacabana, a symbolic military installation that was once a coastal defense but now merely functions as a museum with various exhibits. While attempting to enter the Kalho exhibit with the Brazilian journalist Nathalya

After 3 Month Pause, Studios & WGA Returning to Bargaining Friday - Wabtec Sues UE - NBC Universal Forced to Reopen Sidewalk

Mike Elk Aug 02, 2023 0 Comments

Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where the wildfire smoke is once again returning. Please donate to help me pay for my asthma medicines. After 3 Month Pause, Studios & WGA to Return to Bargaining Friday Earlier today, the Writers Guild announced that they had been contacted by the studio association

As UPS Workers Rally Against Contract, Teamsters Drag Out Ratification Process -Fort Knox Rocked by Strikes - Studios Exec May Return to Bargaining Ta

Mike Elk Aug 01, 2023 0 Comments

Folks, Greetings from Burgh, where I am wrapping up a few assignments and heading out on vacation next week. Help a Tired Labor Reporter Take Two Weeks Summer Vacation After a long summer covering strikes, I am exhausted and will take two weeks off. Earlier this summer, a reader offered

Help Payday Hire a "Fixer" to Cover the Brazilian Landless Workers Movement

97% of UAW Votes to Strike at Big 3 - Cali May Give Unemployment Benefits to Strikers - Youngstown Teacher Walkout

Brazilian Army Detained Melk & Forced Him to Remove Landless Workers Hat

After 3 Month Pause, Studios & WGA Returning to Bargaining Friday - Wabtec Sues UE - NBC Universal Forced to Reopen Sidewalk

As UPS Workers Rally Against Contract, Teamsters Drag Out Ratification Process -Fort Knox Rocked by Strikes - Studios Exec May Return to Bargaining Ta

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