Prison Labor Replaces Striking Garbage Workers in New Orleans
On Wednesday, dozens of garbage workers, employed by the temp service People Ready, went on strike, demanding proper safety equipment. The workers, who make only…
On Wednesday, dozens of garbage workers, employed by the temp service People Ready, went on strike, demanding proper safety equipment. The workers, who make only…
Greetings from the Burgh, where it looks like new allergy medicine and relief may finally be on the way. Early signs show that COVID-19 may…
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where Melk is recovering from an allergy-induced respiratory infection. Help Payday Afford Paid Sick Days As a freelancer, I rely…
Folks, Greetings from Pittsburgh, where we want to bring you a quick update as we start the week. 173 Strikes Including a Walkout At Costo…
Folks, Our little worker-funded publication and crowdsourced strike map is holding the mainstream media accountable. Yesterday, NPR’s show “On The Media” cited on-air on Payday’s…
Folks, Payday’s Strike Tracker Map, now up over 160 strikes, continues to have a significant effect on the conversation nationwide. In an Esquire article entitled “Forget…
Today, Mexican immigrants making personal protective equipment LSL Healthcare in the suburbs of Chicago walked off the job, shutting down production as the workers demand…
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh on this May Day. $698 Raised This May Day So far, our fundraising for May Day has been going great…
Greetings from the Burgh, but our heart is out in Rural America, where meatpackers are facing brutal conditions. Our heart goes out to all the…
Vice profiled Payday’s effort to track the over 150 strikes that have happened because of COVID-19: “What’s happened is that workers traditionally are scared of…
This article is part of an American Prospect symposium on “The Future of Labor.” “People have anxiety and always rush to return to normalcy as…
Greetings from the Burgh, where we are employers increasingly fighting back against striking workers. 153 Strikes on the Board Folks, there are now 153 strikes…