As Winter Hits, Ironworkers Escalate Key Erie Labor Fight
ERIE, PA. – As a freezing gust of wind and snow hits the side of the “strike tent” on the picket line outside of Erie…
Starbucks Wins 1st Ever Union – Joe Biden’s School District Bus Drivers Strike – Erie Mobilized by Strayer Strike
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where we’ve just returned from a chilly but inspiring trip on the shores of Lake Erie. Strayer Strike Mobilizing Erie…
Listen: Melk & Buzzcano Criticize Players Union for Not Mobilizing Fans During Baseball Lockout
Last week, I went on Bob Buzzcano’s podcast “Green & Red” to discuss the missteps of the Major League Players’ Association in the ongoing lockout…
1,400 Kellogg’s Workers Reject Tentative Agreement – IATSE Strikes Spread in GA & OK – Richmond Teachers Win First-Ever Collective Bargaining Rights
Folks, Greetings from Erie, where it’s 5° below freezing and snowing, but striking ironworkers at Strayer are braving the cold as their strike enters its…
Help Us Cover Strikers During the Holidays
Help Us Meet Our Goal Folks, As the holiday season approaches, a series of tough strikes are still going on. Now, it’s more important than…
Huntington Hospital Strike Ends With Concessions – Huntington Special Metal Strikes Could Expand – 1695 Strikes Recorded by Our Tracker
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where it’s been a very exciting day covering developments in the Major League Baseball Lockout. (See our latest story “MLB…
MLB misuses Clemente’s image in their locking out of the Players’ Union
PITTSBURGH, PA. – With MLB’s locking out its players’ union after the collective bargaining agreement expired last night, major league baseball teams can no longer use…
Help Us Cover the MLB Players’ Union Lockout
Like many other workplaces, America’s favorite pastime will soon find itself in a labor dispute. And like the over 1,670 walkouts that we have tracked since…
MLB Lockout Will Begin at 11:59 PM – After 65 Days Striking, Reno Bus Drivers Get a Deal – WV Scabs Arrested
Greetings from the Burgh, where we are busily preparing for the MLB lockout that’s set to begin at 11:59 tonight. (Check out our story “In…
In the Era of “The Great Resignation,” Baseball Players Want to Choose Where They Work
Like many other workplaces, America’s favorite pastime will soon find itself in a labor dispute. At 11:59 tonight, Major League Baseball (MLB) owners have signaled…
This Friday, Hanukkah Party Fundraiser for Our Strike Tracker
This Friday, December 3rd, we’re throwing a Hanukkah fundraiser at Murphy’s Tap Room in Regent Square, where I grew up. Party will start at 5…
Why I describe Payday as “our publication” and not “my work” in interviews
Greetings from the Burgh, where Payday is going into holiday shutdown mode for some much-needed rest after covering strikes. We will be back, but I…