Payday Report (Page 175)

Federal Judge, a Top Union Buster, Says Signature Forged on Petition of Irwin (a fellow union buster)

Mike Elk Mar 19, 2022

Folks, Good morning from the Burgh, where the high-profile national race between Steve Irwin and State Representative Summer Lee has taken a series of turns just as wild as the March Madness basketball games being played in Pittsburgh this weekend. On Friday morning Payday Report revealed that Summer Lee’

Pgh Congressional Candidate Steve Irwin Led Law Firm’s “Union Avoidance” Division

Mike Elk Mar 18, 2022

(Update: on Friday night after publication of Payday’s expose, the Pittsburgh-based AFL-CIO declined to endorse Irwin) PITTSBURGH, PA – Payday Report has recently discovered that Steve Irwin, who is locked in a tough three-way primary for Pittsburgh’s open Congressional seat, served as a partner at the

Union Buster Tracker Aims to Help Union Organizing

Mike Elk Mar 16, 2022

HELENA, MONTANA – In his home office a few miles from Montana’s State Capitol in Helena, LaborLab Co-Founder Bob Funk checks Department of Labor filings to see if there are any new union busters. “I am probably one of six people in the country who check these DOL filings

Steelworkers Move to End 6-Month Special Metal Strike - Denver Starbucks Workers Strike - Western PA Nurses to Strike

Mike Elk Mar 11, 2022

Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where I am getting ready for the weekend. Donate today to help us take the weekend off. Please consider signing up as one of our 672 recurring donors today. Starbucks Workers Strike in Denver With over 118 Starbucks stores moving to unionize since December, Starbucks

Poll: Fans Side 2-1 With Players’ Union Against MLB Owners - Union Print Shop Busted for Wage Theft - Postal Workers Win 15-Year Legislative Fight?

Mike Elk Mar 09, 2022

Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where Payday just returned from a 1,200-mile car journey through the Mountain West. Thanks again to all of you who donated to pay for gas, rental cars, and hotels on the trip. We will have several stories from the trip coming out in

Federal Judge, a Top Union Buster, Says Signature Forged on Petition of Irwin (a fellow union buster)

Pgh Congressional Candidate Steve Irwin Led Law Firm’s “Union Avoidance” Division

Union Buster Tracker Aims to Help Union Organizing

Steelworkers Move to End 6-Month Special Metal Strike - Denver Starbucks Workers Strike - Western PA Nurses to Strike

Poll: Fans Side 2-1 With Players’ Union Against MLB Owners - Union Print Shop Busted for Wage Theft - Postal Workers Win 15-Year Legislative Fight?

As Trump Tries to Steal Brazilian Election, Send a Labor Reporter to Cover It

Ohio Dem Gov Candidate Backs ICE Cooperation -- Haitian Pastor Detained in Springfield -- Pittsburgh DA May Press Charges Against ICE

10,000 John Deere Workers Vote Down Contract - UAW Reverses Course on Tariffs - Unions Mourn Dolly Parton

17,000 Boeing Workers Reject Contract - 40,000 Korean Hyundai Workers Strike - 14,000 Spanish Airbus Workers Move to Strike

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

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