Payday Report (Page 278)

After 7-Year Struggle, Memphis Workers Win Federal Ruling But Will It Help?

Mike Elk Aug 25, 2016 0 Comments

By Kris Warner A federal ruling this week in a Memphis union campaign underscores the toothlessness and ineffectiveness of labor law. For the past seven years, workers there have been attempting to organize and collectively bargain at several Ozburn-Hessey Logistics (OHL) distribution centers. Last Friday, the U.S. Court of

Resounding Victory for #Law360Union

Mike Elk Aug 24, 2016 0 Comments

By Mike Elk Today, media workers at Law360 struck a decisive blow in the burgeoning media workers rights movement. Staff at the legal news publication voted 109 to 9 to join the NewsGuild in a National Labor Relations Board election. The victory at Law360 opens the door for further organizing

JP's New Song on Railroad Fatigue & A Poem on Chinese Railroad Dangers

Mike Elk Aug 23, 2016 0 Comments

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

2nd Florida Paper Moves to Unionize - Non-Union Ironworkers Strike Nashville Again - Baltimore Dems Kill $15 an hour - Happy Birthday Roberto Clemen

Mike Elk Aug 19, 2016 0 Comments

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

OSHA Starts Crack Down on Southern Poultry Plants, But Will Non-Union Workers Talk?

Mike Elk Aug 18, 2016 0 Comments

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

After 7-Year Struggle, Memphis Workers Win Federal Ruling But Will It Help?

Resounding Victory for #Law360Union

JP's New Song on Railroad Fatigue & A Poem on Chinese Railroad Dangers

2nd Florida Paper Moves to Unionize - Non-Union Ironworkers Strike Nashville Again - Baltimore Dems Kill $15 an hour - Happy Birthday Roberto Clemen

OSHA Starts Crack Down on Southern Poultry Plants, But Will Non-Union Workers Talk?

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