Payday Report (Page 245)

Documents Show University of Tennessee President Swearing About Payday Article on Campus Workers’ Victory

Mike Elk Dec 22, 2017 0 Comments

A state record request performed by the Knoxville News Sentinel shows that the President of the University of Tennessee System, Joseph DiPietro, is swearing about Payday Report’s coverage of the United Campus Workers. The internal emails obtained by Knoxville News-Sentinel, a USA TODAY NETWORK PAPER, show that Raja Jubran,

IMPACT: Following Outrage, Nashville Mayor Signs On To Workers’ Rights Bill

Mike Elk Dec 22, 2017 0 Comments

As Mayor of Nashville Megan Barry hopes to get community support for her $5.4 billion transit plan, she has decided to sign on to the “Do Better Bill,” which workers’ rights groups say would improve contracting in the city. The move by the Mayor comes after Barry faced criticism

NYT Retains Glenn Thrush Despite Him Following a Female Intern into Another State

Mike Elk Dec 20, 2017 0 Comments

As someone who presented testimony and spoke with the New York Times General Counsel Office as part of their investigation, I want to state how outraged I am that top New York Times White House reporter Glenn Thrush was given a mere two month suspension and afterwards will be allowed

North Carolina Christmas tree cutters' labor fight shines light on holiday season's forgotten workers

Mike Elk Dec 18, 2017 0 Comments

Writing for the Guardian, Payday Senior Labor Reporter files a report on the conditions facing Christmas tree workers this season: In the mountains of North Carolina, workers at Hart-T-Tree farm in Grassy Creek say they had their wages stolen, were exposed to hazardous chemicals, and lived in constant fear of

Guardian: Doug Jones Plans to Hire Full-Time Labor Liaison to Help Unions in Alabama

Mike Elk Dec 17, 2017 0 Comments

Payday Senior Labor Reporter Mike Elk filed a dispatch for the Guardian looking at how Doug Jones, who hails from a union family, plans to use his office to help labor in the State: On the stump in Alabama, Jones bragged of growing up in a union family as the

Documents Show University of Tennessee President Swearing About Payday Article on Campus Workers’ Victory

IMPACT: Following Outrage, Nashville Mayor Signs On To Workers’ Rights Bill

NYT Retains Glenn Thrush Despite Him Following a Female Intern into Another State

North Carolina Christmas tree cutters' labor fight shines light on holiday season's forgotten workers

Guardian: Doug Jones Plans to Hire Full-Time Labor Liaison to Help Unions in Alabama

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