When JP Wright is not wearing his Folk Labor Desk hat, he is a Locomotive Engineer, driving trains from Louisville, Kentucky to Nashville, Tennessee. This song details the stress of working a job that takes a person away from home for 70 hours a week. Freight railroad workers work on

By Mike Elk It’s Payday, Folks! Greetings from the Pittsburgh of the South: Chattanooga, Tennessee! Happy 82nd Birthday Roberto Clemente – Why Won’t MLB Retire His Number? Roberto Clemente’s birthday was yesterday, and despite calls from Alex Rodriquez and top Latino leaders, Major League Baseball still refuses to

By Mike Elk Earlier this month, we reported on a groundbreaking Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citation issued against a Pilgrim’s Pride poultry plant in northern Florida for failing to allow workers to seek outside medical help after getting hurt on the job. This week, OSHA issued another

By Mike Elk and Kris Warner It’s Payday, Folks! Greetings from the Pittsburgh of the South: Chattanooga, Tennessee! Lakeland Ledger Becomes First Florida Publication to Unionize This Lunch Pail goes to out to the journalists at the Lakeland Ledger in Lakeland, Florida, who voted 22-3 yesterday to join the