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Newsletter February 9, 2022

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…


Articles February 8, 2022

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…


Articles February 4, 2022

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…


Newsletter February 2, 2022

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…


Newsletter January 28, 2022

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…


Articles January 17, 2022

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…


Newsletter January 12, 2022

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…


Newsletter January 10, 2022

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…


Articles January 8, 2022

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…


Articles December 23, 2021

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…


Articles December 20, 2021

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…


Newsletter December 20, 2021

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…


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