PITTSBURGH, PA. – As a freelance labor reporter, I was always outraged by the poor treatment I received when we covered workers’ rights. When I founded Payday Report back in 2016, I wanted to found a publication that reflected the union democracy and transparency that I grew up with in a

Folks, Greetings from Pittsburgh, where it appears that Congresswoman Summer Lee is cruising to re-election that is set to take place tomorrow. AIPAC & Allies Not Spending Against Summer Lee Tomorrow is primary Election Day in Pittsburgh’s heavily Democratic district. Congresswoman Summer Lee looks like she will prevail easily

CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE – “I’ve been through three of them. So it was just a different field for this time,” says 12-year Volkswagen worker Dontun Rutledge, standing drinking a bottle of whiskey outside of UAW’s victory party in Chattanooga last night. In his 12 years working at the plant, the

CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE – The NLRB announced tonight that UAW won a historic union election at Volkswagen in Chattanooga Tennessee. The union won with 73% as workers voting in favor of the union. It was the third time in ten years that the UAW tried to unionize, losing narrowly in two previous