In 2005, I traveled out to the University of Minnesota to help my father Gene Elk, the now-retired United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America (UE) Director of Organization, as the UE attempted to organize graduate employees at the University of Minnesota. However, the effort was unsuccessful.  It was

Folks, With production costs donated by WeAct Radio, Payday Report is excited to launch our first podcast. Each week, we will be bringing labor news from around the country and the world. This week, we discuss the Writers’ Guild strike in Hollywood, the massive federal workers’ strike in Canada, and

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/paydayreport/Payday_Interview_1_04-27-22_e1v2_John_Russell.mp3 Most of the mainstream media has abandoned the workers suffering from the fallout of the East Palestine chemical train derailment. However, the Holler’s John Russel, a native of Columbiana County, where the accident occurred has

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/paydayreport/Payday_Newscast_Episode_1_04-28-22_e1v2_1.mp3 On this week’s Payday Report, we talk about over 9,000 Hollywood writers that are going on strike next week for the first since 2007. We also discuss the largest federal workers strike in Canada