On the death of my friend & mentor William Greider
“A story is like a river,” my mentor Bill Greider used to tell me when I was a cub reporter. “A lot of reporters try…
Help a Labor Reporter Afford a Holiday Vacation
Help Us Reach Our Goal Donate Here! Folks, Holiday breaks are rough times for freelance labor reporters like me. Not only do we not have paid…
Is the Emerging Democratic Support for Teachers’ Unions Real?
Last Saturday, members of the nation’s two largest teachers unions gathered in Pittsburgh to host a presidential forum in conjunction with MSNBC. The forum was…
GM Finances Lordstown Shell Company – Hearst Backs Company Union to Fight Drive – Marvin Miller Doesn’t Want HOF Honors
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where we had a wild week after publishing our expose on SEIU’s cover-up of sexual misconduct. 3 Payday Readers Cancel…
SEIU Prez Knew of Sexual Misconduct and Personally Promoted Staffer Anyhow
A more than year-long investigation by Payday Report reveals that top officers of the 1.9 million-member SEIU, including President Mary Kay Henry, have not only…
IMPACT: 31-Year-Old NewsGuild Reformer Beats Incumbent in Re-Run Election
In March, Payday Report broke the story of how incumbent NewsGuild President Bernie Lunzer planned to block more than 2,000 new members in recently organized…
GM Wiggles Out of Temps Promise – Black Socialist PA State Takes on Building Trades – Pittsburgh Air Worse on East Coast
Folks, Its Payday! Greeting from the Burgh, where the air quality in Pittsburgh is once again deemed unhealthy for asthmatics like me by EPA standards,…
UAW Prez Gary Jones Resigns Amid Corruption Probe
Today, UAW President Gary Jones announced that he was resigning amid corruption charges and anger over botched contract talks at GM. Members around the UAW…
AFSCME vs. Disabled in PA – Pittsburgh Mayor Takes on Labor over Fossil Fuels – AFGE Rocked by Scandal
Greetings from the Burgh, where it’s Payday (unless you get paid as a freelancer then who knows when Payday is). Buy a Labor Reporter a…
Little Rock Teachers Strike to Fight Resegregation
In 1957, the entire 101st Airborne Division (minus the division’s black soldiers) were sent down south to integrate Little Rock Central High. The scene was…
UAW Prez Steps Asides as Federal Corruption Probe Deepens
UAW President Gary Jones has taken paid administrative leave as the four-year federal investigation into the UAW, begun under the Obama Administration, has deepened. In…
CTU’s open bargaining vs. the UAW’s closed-door approach
Today, after its 10th day on strike, the 20,000-member strong Chicago Teachers’ Union announced that they had reached a “monumental agreement” with the Chicago Public…