Folks, Payday Senior Labor Reporter Mike Elk has unexpectedly found himself $200 short on his rent at the end of the month after suffering from a bad asthma attack and spending several days struggling to breathe. He was diagnosed with strep throat and a severe respiratory infection. The medical bills

Greetings from da Burgh, where reporters are stirring up shit!  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Goes Out on Byline Strike! This week’s Payday goes out to our 110 reporters at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, members of the Pittsburgh NewsGuild, who are currently engaged in a byline strike. The union has also filed unfair

This week, the Christopher Nolan-directed epic “Dunkirk” was nominated for 8 Oscars including Best Picture and Best Production Design. However, prison labor advocates say that “Dunkirk” should be disqualified from receiving any Oscars due to its use of prison labor in constructing sets in France during production in 2016. In

Greeting from the cliffs overlooking the Monongahela River, where workers are pushing against the anti-union agenda of Rick Saccone in a dogfight against “right-to-work” in Pennsylvania in the national bellwether #PA18 special election LA Times Votes to Unionize Today’s Payday goes out to our union comrades at the LA