PITTSBURGH, PA. – As a freelance labor reporter, I was always outraged by the poor treatment I received when we covered workers’ rights. When I founded Payday Report back in 2016, I wanted to found a publication that reflected the union democracy and transparency that I grew up with in a UE family in Pittsburgh.
We have always prided ourselves on treating employees fairly, transparently, paying them at least $32-an-hour, and in keeping with the democratic trade union spirit and solidarity that inspires so many of us to join in helping others.
We always paid at least $32-an-hour because I felt that was a fair wage for labor reporters and I’ve always appreciated our readers in helping to get folks paid well.
Big thanks to our readers, whose generous donations have allowed us to pay folks well whenever we have the budget for freelancers. We are building the structure to turn Payday into a reader coop that allows readers and donors to get more involved in expanding and creating a new form of labor publication.
If anyone has any questions about our labor practices or wanna get involved in Payday Report, feel free to email me melk@paydayreport.com. We are hoping to organize some meetings soon to discuss it more.
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