Payday Report (Page 131)

150,000 Brazilian Educators Strike & Demand More From Their Unions

PayDay Staff Apr 27, 2023

By Rodrigo Dutra & Mike Elk RIO DE JANEIRO, BRASIL – On Wednesday, in Rio de Janeiro, thousands of educators, members of the National Education Workers Alliance (CNTE), went on strike as part of a nationwide strike that mobilized over 150,000 educators and school employees from various unions throughout the

Writers Guild Say It Won’t Extend Strike Deadline Past Monday - UPS Struggling to Keep Strike-Weary Suppliers - Harry Belafonte's Documentary about

Mike Elk Apr 26, 2023

Greeting from the Burgh, where I am exhausted after staying up most of the night reading obituaries about one of my heroes Harry Belafonte. Read this 1996 Profile of Harry Belafonte One of the best profiles of Belafonte that I read last night is this long 1996 New Yorker profile

After Macron Raised Retirement Age, French Unions Promise Largest Strike Yet on May Day

Mike Elk Apr 26, 2023

In France, unions are vowing to continue a series of strikes after French President Emmanuel Macron raised the retirement age from 62 to 64. Strikes have already seen millions of workers in the streets against the changes and are likely to grow. “All the labor unions are calling on the

On One of Harry Belafonte's Last Public Appearances

Mike Elk Apr 25, 2023

Earlier today, I was heartbroken to learn that Harry Belaftone passed away at age 96. An activist, actor, and statesman, he was a hero to many. In 2017, I had the honor of covering one of Belafonte’s last public appearances in Pittsburgh for the Guardian. Belafonte reflected at length

Canadian Federal Workers Strike Enters 2nd Week - Rutgers Staff May Strike Again - China Cold on Lula's Peace Push

Mike Elk Apr 24, 2023

Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where the Pirates are 16-7 and have the best record in the National League. The Pirates are off to the best start of the season since 1992 $32-an-Hour Needed to Pay Our Editors As we come up to the end of the

150,000 Brazilian Educators Strike & Demand More From Their Unions

Writers Guild Say It Won’t Extend Strike Deadline Past Monday - UPS Struggling to Keep Strike-Weary Suppliers - Harry Belafonte's Documentary about

After Macron Raised Retirement Age, French Unions Promise Largest Strike Yet on May Day

On One of Harry Belafonte's Last Public Appearances

Canadian Federal Workers Strike Enters 2nd Week - Rutgers Staff May Strike Again - China Cold on Lula's Peace Push

Union-Busters Are Using ICE to Intimidate California Wine Industry Workers

Boeing Union Recommends Voting Down Contract -- Target Field Workers Not Happy with $20-an-Hour Minimum Wage

Socialist Florida SEIU Organizer Wins Senate Primary Upset - Maine Shipworkers Blast Trump Outsourcing - Meatpacking Strikes Heat Up

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"Beyond Steel" Raises Questions about Pittsburgh's Past and Future

Fain Aide Removed Over Death Threat Against UAW Prez Candidate - Argentine Ports Shut Down

UAW Secretary-Treasurer Margaret Mock Talks Being Erased from UAW Scandal Coverage

Lula to Trump: ‘No one will defeat us through lies’

Trump Cuts Quietly Gutted a Health Plan and Retirement Watchdog

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