Pittsburgh & Allegheny County Criticized for Lack of Transparency on Coronavirus
PITTSBURGH, PA. – Today, video of hundreds of people partying on St. Patrick’s Day on Pittsburg’sh South Side went viral around the nation. Despite warning…
The Coronavirus Is Jump-Starting Union Organizing at Delta
For more than a decade, the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) has struggled to organize flight attendants at Delta, the largest non-union airline in the…
The Inside Story of How Latino Leaders Remade Bernie’s Campaign
BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA – The frequent bursts of wind on this cold February afternoon leave me shivering, but Yesenia P., an immigrant from Mexico, seems…
Help Us Cover Immigrants Organizing For Bernie in North Carolina
We just got done covering the primary in South Carolina. Our work had an enormous impact with our video of Bernie talking to a teacher…
Some African-Americans Move Towards Bernie in Rural South Carolina
ST.GEORGE, SOUTH CAROLINA – 69-year-old African American Vietnam Veteran Richard Field saunters up to the buffet table packed with bacon, fried catfish, eggs, and grits…
Photos & Video: Bernie In Columbia, South Carolina
Senator Bernie Sanders didn’t do as well as he hoped in South Carolina, placing second, about 20 points behind former Vice President Joe Biden. But…
Klobuchar Blocked Obama’s Push for Child Farmworker Safety Rules
Child farmworkers are killed at six times the rate of other child workers. The majority of these workers are Latino immigrants, who often work alongside…
AFT Prez Weingarten Signals Support for Sanders over Moderates as Field Narrows
Last week, the American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten signaled that their union would likely support Senator Sanders if the primary field were to…
Payday Calls for Boycott of The Young Turks over Union Busting
Earlier today, veteran HuffPost labor reporter Dave Jamieson broke the story that Young Turks Founder Cenk Uygur has told staffers at the Young Turks that…
Pittsburgh Dem Party Opposes 1st Black Woman State Rep from Western PA for Re-Election
This week, the Pittsburgh-based Allegheny County Democratic Committee voted to officially oppose in her quest for re-election, Summer Lee, the first black woman from Western…
Help Us Cover Bernie in S.C. & Super Tuesday in the South
Payday was founded during the 2016 Primary Campaign while I was living in Chattanooga. I watched as Bernie suffered a body blow throughout the South…
Pittsburgh AFL-CIO Opposes 1st Black Woman State Rep from Western PA for Re-Election
PITTSBURGH, PA. – This weekend, the Pittsburgh-based Allegheny-Fayette Central Labor Council voted to oppose the re-election of PA State Representative Summer Lee, the first black…