33% of Meat Production Shut Down – Top Union Buster Warns of Union Support – Rest in Power Willie Levi
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh on this May Day. $698 Raised This May Day So far, our fundraising for May Day has been going great…
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4,400 Meatpackers Have COVID – Trump Relaxes OSHA Meatpacking Rules – GOP Govs Block Unemployment for Meatpackers
Greetings from the Burgh, but our heart is out in Rural America, where meatpackers are facing brutal conditions. Our heart goes out to all the…
After 5 Workers Die, JBS Threatens to Sue UFCW – Greensboro Transit Workers Strike – Truckers Strike Could Be Next?
Greetings from the Burgh, where we are employers increasingly fighting back against striking workers. 153 Strikes on the Board Folks, there are now 153 strikes…
Defying Trump’s Order, Nebraska Meatpackers Strike – PA National Guard Replaces Striking Nurses – Richmond Threatens to Fire Striking Bus Drivers
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh. It’s not quite Payday yet, but we’re switching from our weekly newsletter format to daily strike updates. Before, we’d see…
Va. Bus Drivers Win 82 Day Strike – Coal Miners Win 3 Day Blockade – Fired CNN Workers Win $76 Million
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where we are going to see the 4K re-release of Matewan tonite. The beer at one of these fancy theaters…
GM Finances Lordstown Shell Company – Hearst Backs Company Union to Fight Drive – Marvin Miller Doesn’t Want HOF Honors
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where we had a wild week after publishing our expose on SEIU’s cover-up of sexual misconduct. 3 Payday Readers Cancel…
AFSCME vs. Disabled in PA – Pittsburgh Mayor Takes on Labor over Fossil Fuels – AFGE Rocked by Scandal
Greetings from the Burgh, where it’s Payday (unless you get paid as a freelancer then who knows when Payday is). Buy a Labor Reporter a…
IMPACT: New Election Ordered in NewsGuild – Miners Train Blockade Enters Week 2 – Carnegie Library Unionizes
Greetings from the Burgh, where I’ve been off from reporting to focus on my forthcoming book tentatively titled “The Labor Reporter’s Panic.” Payday has raised $165…
CNN Union Drive Imperiled – Breakthrough in Martha’s Vineyard Transit Strike – Biden & Warren Offer Unpaid Jobs
Greetings from the Burgh, where I’ve thrown my back out again and have to run to a $125 physical therapy appointment not covered by my…
Florida Prison Social Workers Strike – Martha Vineyards Transit Strike Enters Week 2 – RIP Jim Bouton
Greetings from the burgh, where the Deutschtown Music Festival is underway. Pass the hat so that labor reporters can enjoy the weekend that the labor…
Martha’s Vineyard Rocked by Transit Strike – Re-Run NewsGuild Election Likely & More
Its Payday folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where Payday is starting to get back in the action after taking some time off following the defeat…
VW Threatening to Close Chattanooga Plant if UAW Wins – Facebook Helping to Bust Union – Tenn Gov Could Drop a Bomb
Greetings from the Burgh, where we present a special Chattanooga focused Payday Report. This week, we’ve been out gathering sources for two longer stories that…