How Black & Brown Workers Are Redefining Strikes in the Digital COVID Age
During George Floyd’s funeral on June 9th, Black dockworkers in Charleston, S.C., shut down the nation’s 4th busiest port and gathered to show their solidarity…
Glowing Journalist Obits of Betsy Rothstein Ignore Racism in Newsrooms
Invariably, when women date me, they get to this point where we have to have “the Betsy Rothstein conversation.” After first dates, women would always…
Pistachio Farmworkers Strike – Nursing Home Fires Nurse for Talking to Reuters – Philly Passes Whistleblower Protection
Folks, Greeting from the Burgh, where I am pissed that local coffee shop Biddle’s Escape is suing local public radio station WESA for covering sexual…
SEIU Prez Raises Expelling Police Unions, But Won’t Expel SEIU VP Accused of Sexual Misconduct
Last week, SEIU President Mary Kay Henry made headlines when she raised the possibility of expelling police unions from the AFL-CIO. “We need to function…
4,300 Shipyard Worker Strike – AFL-CIO’s Racist Attack on Payday’s BLM Strike Coverage – HCA Hospital Strike
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where Payday has, unfortunately, wasting valuable time responding to yet another smear campaign from the racist leadership of the AFL-CIO,…
Over 500 Strikes in Last 3 Weeks as BLM Strikes Surge on Juneteenth – Pittsburgh NewsGuild Moves Close to Strike
Greetings from the Burgh, where Payday is preparing to track a massive wave of strikes on Juneteenth. Hundreds of Workplaces Likely to Go on Strike Today Longshoremen…
COVID & Disaster Capitalism: Busting Unions in Baseball
As businesses reopen across the United States, many employers are demanding that workers accept concessions to return to work. Few are leading the way more…
AFL-CIO Censors Payday Comments on Cop Unions From It’s Twitter Feed
In 2018, the AFL-CIO honored me immensely when they hung a banner commemorating my coverage of the teachers’ strike in the AFL-CIO’s lobby. I was so…
Payday Hires Clarissa A. León as Editor Based in Pittsburgh
At a time when most news organizations are cutting staff, Payday Report is one of the few news organizations that is actually expanding. We are…
Philadephia Inquirer Reporters Strike over Racial Inequity
Payday Report has learned that dozens of reporters employed by the Philadelphia Inquirer are going out on a “sick-out” strike tomorrow over the papers’ coverage…
Summer Lee & Emily Kinkead Defeat Construction Unions in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, PA. – After having the pro-fracking unions spend more than $150,000 against her, Summer Lee, who was the first African-American woman ever elected to…
Beating of KDKA Reporter Raises Questions About Race & Media in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, PA. – Late on Saturday afternoon, outside of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ hockey stadium, a crowd of left-leaning protesters brutally beat Ian Smith, a white…