Labor Notes began in the late 1970s as both a training organization and publication dedicated to union democracy struggles within the United Auto Workers. The annual Labor Notes Conference, being held this weekend in Chicago, is considered a must-attend event for thousands of union democracy activists across the country, with

Folks,  Greetings from an Amtrak train somewhere in the Allegheny Mountains. Donate to help us cover our food and travel costs on our return trip from covering the AFL-CIO Convention.  Starbucks Threatens to Cut Trans Gender Affirming Care to Bust Unions  Earlier this week, Starbucks Workers United celebrated successfully unionizing

Greetings from Philly, where Payday is wrapping up the last day of the AFL-CIO Convention. We got a lot of stories and story ideas out of this conference, which we’ll be publishing over the next week or two.  Donate to help us cover our travel costs back to Pittsburgh

Folks,  Greetings from Philly, where it’s been a busy day of interviewing and networking with people at the AFL-CIO Convention. We will have some stories coming out in the next couple of days, but in the meantime, here are a few things we saw on the convention floor.  Donate