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…
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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…
In Memory of Brett Norman as POLITICO Moves Towards Unionizing
PITTSBURGH, PA. – When I saw a tweet last week from Axios that announced POLITICO’s staff was close to pushing for union recognition, I had…
CMU Board Member Ira Gumberg Resigns Following Sexual Misconduct Inquiry
PITTSBURGH,PA. – Payday Report has learned that Ira Gumberg, the legendary Pittsburgh developer and retail mall magnate, was forced to resign last week from the…
An Immigrant Struggles for Justice From His Union
In May of 2020, nearly a third of workers at a Tyson Foods plant in Waterloo, Iowa contracted COVID-19. Like many workers at the time,…
How the IRA was Founded in Pittsburgh in 1866
As kids in junior high, Eddie Simon used to go to summer creative arts camp together, at Chatham College, right across the street from Tree…
As Housing Crisis Grips Minor League Baseball, Non-Union Players Win Victories Through Organizing
All across minor league baseball this summer, players are finding themselves struggling with homelessness. Last weekend, one viral video by the Advocates for Minor Leaguers…
Immigrant Rights Activists Mobilize to Vaccinate Their Community
The process of getting vaccinated has been anything but welcoming for many Latino immigrants.Our look at how immigrants' rights activists are mobilizing to vaccinate their…