Payday Report (Page 185)

Help Us Cover Nurses & Steelworkers Striking in W.V Town

Mike Elk Nov 02, 2021

Help Meet Our Travel Fund Goal $1,790 / $2,000 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 1,000 hospital workers

1,000 Huntington, WV Hospital Workers to Strike Tomorrow at Noon

Mike Elk Nov 02, 2021

Over the past two months, Huntington, West Virginia has quickly emerged as a hotbed of strike activity. Last month, the city, with a population of only 50,000, had 50 Machinists union members from Sulzer Pump and 450 Steelworkers union members from Special Metals go on strike. Now, more than

As Scranton Teachers Strike, Biden Is MIA in His Hometown

Mike Elk Nov 02, 2021

Over 800 teachers in the Scranton School District are set to strike tomorrow in one of the largest teacher strikes this year. Ever since the previous teachers’ union contract in Scranton expired five years ago and the school district was placed under state financial oversight in 2017, teachers have been

Raleigh School Bus Drivers Strike - Rural Indiana Teachers Strike - Akron Bus Drivers to Strike This Week

Mike Elk Nov 01, 2021

Greetings from the Burgh, where Payday is fundraising money to travel to nearby West Virginia to cover two major strikes that could rock Huntington, West Virginia. Nearly 500 steelworkers are already on strike, and another 1,000 hospital workers are on strike this week. For a town of 50,000

On the 3rd Anniversary of the Tree of Life Massacre & the Fight for Immigrants’ Rights

Mike Elk Oct 27, 2021

PITTSBURGH, PA – Every year, I find myself struggling to say something on the anniversary of the Tree of Life Massacre where eleven Jews were murdered for their support of immigrants’ rights. On a cool misty morning like today’s, I’m reminded of the mist I felt that foggy morning

Help Us Cover Nurses & Steelworkers Striking in W.V Town

1,000 Huntington, WV Hospital Workers to Strike Tomorrow at Noon

As Scranton Teachers Strike, Biden Is MIA in His Hometown

Raleigh School Bus Drivers Strike - Rural Indiana Teachers Strike - Akron Bus Drivers to Strike This Week

On the 3rd Anniversary of the Tree of Life Massacre & the Fight for Immigrants’ Rights

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

Reader Donates $13,000 to Payday - ⅔ of Lost Grant Replaced

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

773 Recurring Donors

$97,540 Raised in 2025