Payday Report has learned that one of the largest Service Employees International Union locals in the country, California-based SEIU-UHW, has been sued in Alameda, California for sexual misconduct and assault committed by a top SEIU official against one of its former organizers. The lawsuits, obtained by Payday Report,

Writing for the Guardian, Payday Senior Labor Reporter Mike Elk has a look at a new study showing that the federal government is the largest poverty wage employer in the country: The study, compiled by pro-union group Good Jobs Nation, analyzed federal data and showed that the government spends

By Christine Bolaños & Mike Elk AUSTIN — Her hair pulled back into a ponytail, donning a burgundy blouse with flower petals and a wide smile that illuminates her olive-skinned, naturally-glowing face, Maria Duque Ortega enthusiastically asks a waitress about the Salvadoran drinks on the lunch menu. Sometimes the

As part of our fundraiser to help Payday Report senior labor reporter Mike Elk afford a summer vacation, critically acclaimed labor reporter Steve Early has offered to give a signed copy of his book “Refinery Town: Big Oil, Big Money, and the Remaking of an American City” to anyone who