2023 was the best year in the 7 year history of Payday Report. We published a record 178 articles, raised $118,348, and won a multi-year grant from the Illumine Service Foundation.  The year started with me accompanying Lula to the White House to witness a historic meeting between

Folks,  Greetings from Rio de Janeiro, where I am exhausted after travel and several weeks of reporting on Payday’s major feature “Over 8,000 Joined Entertainment Unions in 49 Campaigns During the Hollywood Strikes”. Help Pay for Our 7 Month Study of Organizing during the Hollywood Strikes  Our in-

At the beginning of the strike last May, many were nervous that striking could lead to many writers being permanently replaced from their jobs. Some feared that even their fellow union members wouldn’t get their backs.  The Writers Guild hadn’t been on strike since 2007, and studios were

Recently, Payday Report received a $35,000 matching grant from Illumine Service Foundation to expand our Emmy-nominated publication into a more multi-media-focused newsletter. We also just received a major donation to help Casa San Jose train young Latino media workers here in Pittsburgh.  Therefore, we seek a