Help Us Raise $1,000 For W.V. Teachers Strike Coverage & Costs of Rental Car & Gas

By: Mike Elk March 5, 2018

Folks,

Payday is hoping to raise $1,000 to help continue to cover the West Virginia Teachers’ Strike this week.

Help Us Reach Our Goal of $1,200

$1,030 / $1,200

Donate Here!

Already, Payday has been a leading national voice on the West Virginia Teachers’ strike. So far, we have filed more than 10 stories on the strike and discussed the strike in detail with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez on Democracy Now!

However, we need to get back on the ground to file more stories.

Recently, Payday Senior Labor Reporter Mike Elk’s car broke down and we will be using most of the money to rent a car and pay for wrap-around service. Additionally, we will need money for hotel rooms, gas, and food while we are out on the road.

So donate today and help us to keep telling this inspiring story.

About the Author

Mike Elk

Mike Elk is an Emmy-nominated labor reporter and alumni of the Guardian. A native of Pittsburgh, Elk grew up in a UE union family. Elk was the only American reporter in the room with Lula on the morning of the election & traveled with him to the Oval Office. Credited by the Washington Post for being the first reporter to track the strike wave systematically, Elk started Payday Report using his NLRB settlement from being illegally fired for union organizing in 2015. He lives in his hometown of Pittsburgh and attended journalism school at PUC-Rio de Janeiro. He speaks both Portuguese and Pittsburgh fluently. His email is [email protected]