On the 3rd Anniversary of the Tree of Life Massacre & the Fight for Immigrants’ Rights
PITTSBURGH, PA – Every year, I find myself struggling to say something on the anniversary of the Tree of Life Massacre where eleven Jews were…
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Benjamin Dixon & Melk Talk Erasure of Black Workers in Striketober Coverage
Yesterday, Ben Dixon, host of the Benjamin Dixon show, sat down with me for a 15-minute long conversation about the giant strike wave hitting America…
IATSE Struggles to Sell Proposed Deal to Membership
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – With IATSE facing intense backlash from its film production members over its proposed deal, the union has kicked into overdrive to…
Minor Leaguers Win Free Housing Through Unprecedented Organizing
In July, Payday covered the efforts of Advocates for Minor Leaguers to organize against massive housing crisis among minor league baseball players, whose minimum wage starts…
As Hollywood & America’s Heartland Strike, Payday Documents 1,600th Strike Since March 2020
Help Us Meet Our Goal Earlier this week, Payday’s Strike Tracker documented its 1,600th work stoppage since the pandemic began in March of 2020. For…
How the Pandemic Lockdown & Retail Walkouts Mobilized IATSE Members
This past March, Tom Pieczkolon was reading about Amazon’s failed union drive in Alabama when a light went off in his head. The 30-year-old sound…
IATSE Officials Call Alliance Offer a “Nothingburger” as Strike Looks More Likely
Folks, We wanted to give you a quick update on what’s happening with the IATSE strike. After IATSE members announced on Monday that 89% of…
Help Us Cover Nurses & Steelworker Striking in W.V Town
Help Meet Our Travel Fund Goal For four weeks, nearly 500 steelworkers in Huntington, West Virginia have been on strike at Special Metals. Now, 1,000…
Biden Begins Rulemaking on OSHA Heat Standard, But It Could Take 10 Years
Yesterday, the White House announced they would start OSHA’s rulemaking process on a federal workplace standard that would force employers to protect workers against extreme…
In Historic 1st, Minor League Players Hold On-Field Protest over Low Pay
At a historic baseball game on Coney Island yesterday, minor league baseball players of the High-A affiliates of the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies…
How Clemente Got the Players’ Union Behind Curt Flood
Today in Pittsburgh, we celebrate Roberto Clemente Day. Forty-eight years ago Clemente, 38, died on New Year’s Eve while on a humanitarian and political mission…
NewsGuild Shelves Sexual Misconduct Inquiry Written by Cop Union PR Specialist
PITTSBURGH, PA – After months of inaction and refusal, the national NewsGuild canceled the August release of a long-promised report into the sexual misconduct of…