Why I describe Payday as “our publication” and not “my work” in interviews
Greetings from the Burgh, where Payday is going into holiday shutdown mode for some much-needed rest after covering strikes. We will be back, but I…
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As UPMC Strikes, Black Workers Feel New Power as Black Political Leadership Takes Over Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, PA. – On a cold November day two weeks ago, Khalil Brown took to the microphone at State Rep. Summer Lee’s congressional kick-off rally…
Huntington Steelworkers Dig In for Multi-Month Strike at Warren Buffett’s Special Metals
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia – As I arrive at the picket line outside of Special Metal’s 99-year-old plant here in Huntington, the workers seem surprised to…
1,000 W.V. Hospital Workers Strike to “Build Back Better”
"This is a big union town," says hospital secretary Heather Jordan as cars, drive blasting on their horns in solidarity! "What's amazing is that once…
1,000 Huntington, WV Hospital Workers to Strike Tomorrow at Noon
Over the past two months, Huntington, West Virginia has quickly emerged as a hotbed of strike activity. Last month, the city, with a population of…
As Scranton Teachers Strike, Biden Is MIA in His Hometown
Over 800 teachers in the Scranton School District are set to strike tomorrow in one of the largest teacher strikes this year. Ever since the…
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…
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…