3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (459+ words) Greetings from the Burgh, where Payday is wrapping up a ton of projects here before our multimedia editor Amos Wolf goes on parental leave. 65% Towards Parental Leave Goal Good news, folks, we are now 65% of the way towards our parental…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (803+ words) The following story from the great veteran labor reporter David Bacon is crossposted from Truthout with permission. Calvo did not respond to Truthout’s request for comment. Ramirez and his co-workers started organizing in part because the company was terminating longtime…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (560+ words) Greetings from the Burgh, where Payday has depleted its reserve fund. Reserve Fund Depleted - Help Us Stay Alive After 10 Years in Business Earlier this year, our grant ran out, making Payday’s margin of fundraising very difficult. This means that we…...

3+ mon, 6+ hour ago   (572+ words) Earlier this week, UNITE HERE 11 made headlines when more than 2,000 stadium workers won the right to strike if ICE showed up during the World Cup. ​"These workers are heroes. They stood up to FIFA. They stood up to ICE. They…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (990+ words) PITTSBURGH, PA. - ​On a Sunday afternoon late last month, the second floor of the Library Club on Pittsburgh’s South Side was bumping with Reggaeton spun by DJ Cesar, who works at Pittsburgh’s first Latino radio station, Radio Las Palmas. The…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (317+ words) ​Big news yesterday out of New York City: Wheeling, West Virginia’s own John Russell won an Emmy for his coverage of multiracial organizing in Springfield, Ohio for More Perfect Union. The town was made famous after Donald Trump claimed Haitian…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (643+ words) The following story by Emily Markwiese is a crosspost from the Progressive Magazine. Subscribe and check them out. “My American dream was done, they took it away from me,” he tells The Progressive. “I felt like my fight was over…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (664+ words) Greetings from the Burgh, where I am working hard to bring back the newsletter to three times a week. $550 Raised in Wednesday Bluesky Blitz Good news, folks, we raised $550 in a fundraising blitz tonite. This money helps us rebuild our…...

4+ mon, 9+ hour ago   (330+ words) Greetings from the Burgh, where I am getting back into the swing of things after working all weekend on the Brazilian Cinema Showcase. We Are 10% to Rebuilding Our Reserve Fund Good news, we are now almost 10% of the way to…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (157+ words) Folks, After throwing a giant fundraising party that raised $400 for Frontline Dignity immigration protection last night, weeks of coverage of May Day, and 7 different union organizers from around the US, I am beat. (Be sure to check out the telecast!)…...