Ford Talks “Productive” says UAW – Investors Dig in For Long – Fain says White House “Afraid” of Strike
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where I am exhausted after a weekend of filming on a documentary project. $135 Short of $1,000 Goal to Cover…
Articles by Mike Elk
As Biden Scrambles to Save Suppliers, UAW Limits Strike’s Impact
Last night’s announcement by UAW President Shawn Fain that the union would initially only strike at three non-strategic plants has confused many in the labor…
UAW to Only Strike at 3 Non-Strategic Plants to Begin
Folks, A few minutes ago, UAW President Shawn Fain announced that the union would only strike at 3 non-strategic plants beginning tonite. “Tonight, for the…
UAW Strike Travel Fund
Tonite, autoworkers across the country are preparing to go on strike tonight at midnight. The strike would be one of the largest autoworkers strike in…
UAW Prez Says Big 3 Strikes Will Be Targeted – Strike Rally Scheduled for Friday in Detroit
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…
Sources: GM Strike Looks “Very Likely” – UAW Endorsement of Biden Hinges on His Role in Contract Talks
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…
Durham Public Works Employees “Illegally” Strike for 1st Time
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA – In late June, I attended a meeting of public works employees in Durham, who were planning the first strike of public…
Biden Sees Autoworkers Strike as “Unlikely” – UE Wins “Right-to-Strike” over Grievances – Studios Fight Amongst Themselves about Contract Details
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…
18,000 Las Vegas Teachers Prepare to Illegaly Walkout – 7,000 NYC School Bus Drivers Could Strike – Youngstown Teachers Win Republican Support
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…
Help Payday Hire a “Fixer” to Cover the Brazilian Landless Workers Movement
For nearly 40 years, the Brazilian Landless Workers (MST) movement has used land occupations to help over 400,000 families gain the right to farmland. Using…
97% of UAW Votes to Strike at Big 3 – Cali May Give Unemployment Benefits to Strikers – Youngstown Teacher Walkout
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…
Brazilian Army Detained Melk & Forced Him to Remove Landless Workers Hat
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…