Folks,  Greetings from Burgh, where the first Starbucks in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood moved to unionize.  20,000 Teachers in Puerto Rico Strike  In Puerto Rico, 20,000 teachers (nearly three-quarters of the island’s teaching workforce) went on strike yesterday to demand higher wages, better pensions, and better working

Folks,  Greetings from the Burgh folks, where Payday is tracking the latest happening at Starbucks.  Big thanks to everyone who donated to my long COVID recovery fund.  Memphis Starbucks Organizers Fired Unionizing campaigns at Starbucks have been gaining viral energy, with more than 70 stores in 20 states planning unionizing

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 In mid-December, I came down with a terrible case of COVID like many workers

PITTSBURGH, PA. – Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary when legendary labor folk singer Anne Feeney died from COVID-19 at the age of 69.  I often think of Anne’s travels while I’m drinking coffee in one of the mugs that her children, who were my childhood friends and neighbors, gave