UAW-GM Contract Likely to Narrowly Pass
With more than 18,000 votes and 26,000 votes still left to be too counted, it appears that the UAW-GM will win narrowly. With 18,826 votes…
WATCH: Rochester UAW Members Unhappy with GM Deal
Driving up to the the Diplomat House, a Rochester meeting venue I could already feel uneasiness. Several UAW members stood, smoking cigarettes, grumbling about the…
GM Worker Killed on Picket Line in Tennessee
Today, a GM worker, Roy A. McCombs, was tragically killed on a picket line in Spring Hill, Tennessee, when he was hit by a car…
Tennessee GM Workers Vote Down UAW-GM Proposed Deal
UAW members of UAW Local 1853, employed at General Motors’ Spring Hill, Tennessee facility, voted down a proposed tentative agreement by a margin of 1,673…
Videos from the Picket Line – 31 Days in
As I write this word is slowly coming in about the potential contract. It doesn’t sound good. That said, when we talked to the UAW…
Will the UAW Vote Down the GM Contract?
Co-published with the American Prospect ROCHESTER, NY – “Keep jobs in America,” shouted 56-year-old African American GM worker John Avery on Wednesday as he waved…
UAW Reaches Tentative Agreement w/ GM that Could End Strike
This morning, the United Auto Workers announced that they have reached a tentative agreement that could end the 31-day strike at General Motors. The details…
Nearing a Deal, UAW Will Require GM Workers to Vote on Ending Strike
Payday Report has learned that UAW officials expect the UAW and GM to settle on a tentative union contract in the next 24 hours. The…
A New Fire Burns for the UAW
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK – A GM worker chucks wood into the fire barrel on the picket line as a Monday Night Football game blares from…
Top Cuomo Aide: Payday Report is a “piece of garbage”
Folks, Its appear that we have gotten New York Governor Andrew Cuomo all shook up. Today, the Albany Times-Union followed up on our scoop that…
Cuomo Blocking Unemployment Benefits to 3,400 GM Strikers
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK — In some labor-friendly states like Connecticut and New Jersey, workers are eligible for unemployment insurance when they go on strike. However,…
Back in Rochester – More Videos from the Picket Line
We’re Back! On the road that is… Mike Elk and I back in Rochester, NY and we’re committed to covering this til the end. This…