Greetings from Rio de Janeiro, where I am wrapping up some documentary work and getting ready to head back to Pittsburgh next week.
Pittsburgh Law Requiring Two Additional Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
Initially, when our multimedia editor Amos Wolf took paid parental leave, we planned to grant him ten weeks of leave. However, Allegheny County, where Payday is based, just passed a law granting a full 12 weeks of parental leave.
Given how difficult being a new parent is, I granted Amos's request for an additional two weeks, but I need your help paying for it.
Mamdani Meets With Union Leaders to Find Leftist Prez Candidate
This week, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani began meeting with union leaders as he seeks ways to get behind a leftist candidate for president in 2028. Mamdani has told union leaders that Alexander Ocasio-Cortez is still uncertain about running and has called on them to help him find a candidate.
Mamdani has met so far with Painters Union President Jimmy Williams. He will hold meetings with American Flight Attendants union president Sara Nelson and United Auto Workers union president Shawn Fain.
“I have sought and continue to meet with labor leaders precisely because they have been on the front lines of delivering for working people,” Mamdani told the New York Times.
For more, see The New York Times.
2,600 Harvard Workers Go on Strike
At Harvard, more than 2,600 lecturers, teaching assistants, and postdoctoral researchers have gone on strike over declining wages.
Workers say the university has offered them only a 0.5% wage increase on top of the annual 3% wage increase they will get this year.
“Their offer of a 3.5 percent across-the-board raise is actually an offer of a half-percent across-the-board raise for all of the trouble of this bargaining,” union leader J. Gregory Given told the Harvard Crimson.
For more, check out the Harvard Crimson.
Stephen Colbert Crosses Picket Line at Harvard
Yesterday, Stephen Colbert upset many by deciding to keep his speaking gig at Harvard after some union leaders objected.
Suddenly, his speech was interrupted by a fire alarm as the audience was forced to evacuate. Harvard Union leaders have denied involvement.
For more, see The Hollywood Reporter.
800 Portland City Workers Go on Strike
In Portland, more than 800 Portland City workers have gone on strike, complaining about low pay in a city with rising housing costs.
“We deserve to be paid fairly for the work we do,” Natalie Frendberg, a program coordinator with Portland Parks & Recreation’s Urban Forestry division, told the Oregonian.
For more, check out the Oregonian.
Alright folks, that’s all for today. Keep sending comments, complaints, and cooking recipes to melk@paydayreport.com.
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