Folks,  It’s Melk. Greetings from the Burgh, where my COVID recovery is entering its fourth week and I am slowly getting back to covering the strike wave. A lot has happened in the three weeks I’ve been off and I hope to get folks up to speed quickly.

Late last fall, “Sorry to Bother You” director Boots Riley and I sat for a wide-ranging discussion. We discussed the strike wave, the failure of labor leaders to understand certain communities, and the need to build an independent media movement.  Boots also gave a preview of his new TV show

Recurring Donation $3.00 monthly $5.00 monthly $15.00 monthly $35.00 monthly $100.00 monthly $36.00 yearly $60.00 yearly $180.00 yearly $420.00 yearly $1,200.00 yearly One Time Donation Rough news, I tested positive for COVID and am actually quite ill. Given previous

ERIE, PA – As Christmas music blared over VFW Local 470’s loudspeaker, members of Ironworkers Local 851 hugged and high-fived. Family members nearby ate holiday cookies and celebrated the great news.  The night before the Erie Strayer ironworker’s union reached a tentative agreement that ended their 75 day-long strike.