Mike Elk is a Yinzer labor reporter for Payday Report, often reporting from Brazil. He is an Emmy nominee and alumnus of The Guardian, with a focus on labor unions, worker organizing, and social justice issues. As an autistic Jewish journalist, Elk also writes about his personal experiences and perspectives.
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Mike Elk's extensive coverage of labor unions, UAW, and social justice issues suggests a keen interest in reporting on worker rights, union activities, and political aspects related to these topics. His focus appears to be centered on the United States.
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By: Mike Elk
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where Tim Walz is expected to arrive later today to campaign with union members.
Folks,Greetings from the Burgh, where many yinzers are stoked that Kamala has decided to make Pittsburgh a "home away from home" as she seeks a place to relax and prepare for the debate.Kamala Staying at Hotel AFL Was FoundedEarlier this week, Kamala Harris spoke at a Labor
Pittsburghers Embrace Kamala Making It “Home Away from Home”By Mike ElkPITTSBURGH, PA - Over the weekend, a video went viral of Kamala Harris hugging a crying middle-aged woman who was nervous about the election."It’s gonna be good. We're gonna be good. We're gonna be fine," Kamala
By: Mike Elk
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh; where we have more stories to publish this week but need your help paying for them.
I haven't been sleeping much because I have been writing so much. We need to hire on some more labor reporters
By: Mike Elk
Folks,Greetings from the Burgh, where Payday has been tracking a key national story on why Kamala Harris reversed her position on having a fracking ban.We have a big newsletter today on how right-wing construction union leaders in Western PA likely played a big role in this, and much
By: Mike Elk
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where we are still searching for a part-time Greider Fellow for Labor Reporting. Payday Changing Email Providers
PITTSBURGH, PA. - For more than 15 years, I have covered Randi Weingarten, the president of the 1.7 million member American Federation of Teachers union, but I have never seen her as excited as when she got the news that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, a social studies teacher and AFT member, had been selected as Vice Presidential candidate.
Today in Pittsburgh, we celebrate Roberto Clemente Day.Forty-eight years ago Clemente, 38, died on New Year’s Eve while on a humanitarian and political mission to Nicaragua to ensure that post-earthquake aid wasn’t being stolen by the U.S.-backed Somoza dictatorship.Growing up playing baseball in Pittsburgh,
In honor of Labor Day, earlier this month, we re-aired on our podcast a New England Public Media special produced by Peabody-winning radio producer Ian Coss and hosted by local public historian Tom Goldscheider.“This project is every historian’s dream,” said Goldscheider. “I stumbled onto a cache of union
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