Payday Senior Labor Reporter Mike Elk filed a dispatch for the Guardian examining what the victory in West Virginia means for the labor movement: The strike is also likely to have a positive effect on the morale of teachers in other states who are fighting cuts driven by legislators’ unpopular

This afternoon, union leaders, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice, and Republican leaders of the state legislature reached a deal to end the 9-day West Virginia teachers’ strike. As part of the deal, all public employees — not just teachers in the state — will receive a 5% raise across the board. This

Folks, Payday is hoping to raise $1,000 to help continue to cover the West Virginia Teachers’ Strike this week.   Help Us Reach Our Goal of $1,200 $1,030 / $1,200 Donate Here!   Already, Payday has been a leading national voice on the West Virginia Teachers’ strike. So far,

Payday Senior Labor Reporter Mike Elk was on Democracy Now with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez talking this morning along with West Virginia Middle School Teacher Jay O’Neal about how the West Virginia Teachers’ strike is already starting to have an effect on teachers nationwide. Watch it here. Recently,