Folks,  Greetings from the Burgh, where the wildfire smoke is once again returning.  Please donate to help me pay for my asthma medicines.  After 3 Month Pause, Studios & WGA to Return to Bargaining Friday Earlier today, the Writers Guild announced that they had been contacted by the studio association

Folks,  Greetings from Burgh, where I am wrapping up a few assignments and heading out on vacation next week.  Help a Tired Labor Reporter Take Two Weeks Summer Vacation  After a long summer covering strikes, I am exhausted and will take two weeks off. Earlier this summer, a reader offered

Folks,  Greetings from the Burgh, where over 100 animal humane society workers have just moved to unionize with the Steelworkers Union.  100 Human Society Workers Unionize in Pittsburgh Today, over 100 Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh (HARP) announced that they were organizing with the Steelworkers Union, which has been organizing

Folks,  Greetings from the Burgh, where it a been a busy day to get a sense of how workers feel about the Teamsters settlement at UPS.  Teamsters UPS Deal Leaves Out 180,000 Part-Timers  Earlier today, the Teamsters announced they had reached a “historic” tentative agreement. (The Teamsters have not