Mike Elk

Help a Broke Labor Reporter Pay His Rent on May Day

Mike Elk Apr 28, 2023

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Writers Guild & Hollywood Studios in Secret Talks - NYC Doctors to Strike for 1st Time since 1990 - Trudeau MIA as Federal Workers Strike Enters 2nd W

Mike Elk Apr 28, 2023

Greetings from the Burgh, where we mourn the passing of Pittsburgh baseball legend Dick Groat at age 92. Swissvale Native Dick Groat Dies at 92 A native of the Swissvale neighborhood of Pittsburgh, around where I grew up, Groat was an 8-time All-Star, 1960 batting champion, and the

Writers Guild Say It Won’t Extend Strike Deadline Past Monday - UPS Struggling to Keep Strike-Weary Suppliers - Harry Belafonte's Documentary about

Mike Elk Apr 26, 2023

Greeting from the Burgh, where I am exhausted after staying up most of the night reading obituaries about one of my heroes Harry Belafonte. Read this 1996 Profile of Harry Belafonte One of the best profiles of Belafonte that I read last night is this long 1996 New Yorker profile

After Macron Raised Retirement Age, French Unions Promise Largest Strike Yet on May Day

Mike Elk Apr 26, 2023

In France, unions are vowing to continue a series of strikes after French President Emmanuel Macron raised the retirement age from 62 to 64. Strikes have already seen millions of workers in the streets against the changes and are likely to grow. “All the labor unions are calling on the

On One of Harry Belafonte's Last Public Appearances

Mike Elk Apr 25, 2023

Earlier today, I was heartbroken to learn that Harry Belaftone passed away at age 96. An activist, actor, and statesman, he was a hero to many. In 2017, I had the honor of covering one of Belafonte’s last public appearances in Pittsburgh for the Guardian. Belafonte reflected at length

Help a Broke Labor Reporter Pay His Rent on May Day

Writers Guild & Hollywood Studios in Secret Talks - NYC Doctors to Strike for 1st Time since 1990 - Trudeau MIA as Federal Workers Strike Enters 2nd W

Writers Guild Say It Won’t Extend Strike Deadline Past Monday - UPS Struggling to Keep Strike-Weary Suppliers - Harry Belafonte's Documentary about

After Macron Raised Retirement Age, French Unions Promise Largest Strike Yet on May Day

On One of Harry Belafonte's Last Public Appearances

Fain Aide Removed Over Death Threat Against UAW Prez Candidate - Argentine Ports Shut Down

UAW Secretary-Treasurer Margaret Mock Talks Being Erased from UAW Scandal Coverage

Lula to Trump: ‘No one will defeat us through lies’

Trump Cuts Quietly Gutted a Health Plan and Retirement Watchdog

Wikipedia Working w/ Trump NLRB to Union Bust -- 10,000 Doctors Launch Union Drive --Martha Vineyard's Bus Drivers to Strike

UPDATE: Summer Lee's Former Campaign Manager Confirms Moraff Dismissed Over Sexual Misconduct

UAW Backs El-Sayed as Steelworkers Back Stevens -- 950 Central PA Workers Strike -- Lula Bans Trump Operatives from Brasil

The Mummification of the AFL-CIO

Meet & Greet "Meet Mayor Mamdani" Author Ted Hamm

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