7 Starbucks Workers Fired in Memphis – Instacart Worker Killed on Job – Capitol Hill Staffing
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh folks, where Payday is tracking the latest happening at Starbucks. Big thanks to everyone who donated to my long COVID…
Help a Broke Labor Reporter Recover from Long Covid
In mid-December, I came down with a terrible case of COVID like many workers in this country. Since then, I have developed long COVID, which…
What Anne Feeney Told Me At Frank Little’s Grave in Montana
PITTSBURGH, PA. – Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary when legendary labor folk singer Anne Feeney died from COVID-19 at the age of 69. I often…
50% Turnover at Amazon in Alabama Since Last Union Election – 60 Starbucks Seeking to Unionize in 19 States – Leading SCOTUS Pick Worked at Anti-Union Firm
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where I’m slowly regaining my energy to write the newsletter as I struggle with the effects of long COVID. Thanks…
Warnings of Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse – WV Tudor Biscuit Union Drive Defeated – NYT Usage of “Essential Workers” Drops
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where it’s been a very scary day as the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed. The bridge links Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood…
Help Honor MLK’s Legacy & Track the Strike Wave
In 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was killed while visiting Memphis, Tennessee to march with the striking sanitation workers there. Fifty-four years later, we are…
8,500 Grocery Workers Strike in CO – Pitt Spent $3 Million on Anti-Union Law Firm – Baton Rogue Teachers Strike
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where Payday is slowly getting back into gear as I continue recovering from COVID. 8,000 Grocery Workers Strike at 77…
Ski Resort Workers to Strike in Park City – Buffett’s Special Metals Threatens Layoffs Against WV Strikers – Chicago Teacher Lockout Enters 2nd Week
Folks, It’s Melk. Greetings from the Burgh, where my COVID recovery is entering its fourth week and I am slowly getting back to covering the…
Watch: Boots Riley & Mike Elk Talk Strikes, Film Industry & Independent Media Movement in 71 Minute Conversation
Late last fall, “Sorry to Bother You” director Boots Riley and I sat for a wide-ranging discussion. We discussed the strike wave, the failure of…
Help a Broke Labor Reporter Recover from COVID
Rough news, I tested positive for COVID and am actually quite ill. Given previous pneumonia and lung issues, I am quite worried about this getting…
After 75 Day Strike, Erie Ironworkers Win Big Changes
ERIE, PA – As Christmas music blared over VFW Local 470’s loudspeaker, members of Ironworkers Local 851 hugged and high-fived. Family members nearby ate holiday…
1750 Strikes Since March of 2020 – Following Student’s Death, Philly Charter School Strikes – Garbage Workers’ Strike Spreading – St Vincent’s Strike Ends
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where Payday is getting ready to go on holiday vacation in three days, but the strikes don’t seem to be…