The Secret Agent won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film and Best Actor, increasing Americans’ understanding of Brazilian cinema and history.
Mike Elk
Mike Elk is an Emmy-nominated labor reporter who covered the drug war in Brazil, spent years covering unions in the South for The Guardian, and founded PaydayReport.com with his NLRB settlement from being illegally fired from Politico for union organizing in 2016. He lives in his hometown of Pittsburgh and can be reached at melk@paydayreport.com.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Following ICE Raid in Georgia, Concerns Raised About Human Trafficking at Hyundai
ICE carries out largest immigration raid of Trump’s second term, and most of the workers were not supposed to be conducting manual labor, according to their visa status.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Moshannon ICE Protest in Rural Pennsylvania Coal Town Opens Eyes
The largest immigration processing center in the region has a history of mistreating detainees.
Posted inHousing
Child Death Sparks Reconsideration of Private Equity–Owned Affordable Housing
A two-year-old died in Section 8 housing in Pittsburgh, in one of over 130 federally subsidized properties owned by private equity firm Vitus.
Posted inWorking in America
After Ten-Year Battle, a Younger Generation Leads the Way at Volkswagen
The UAW has high hopes for success in organizing the non-union plant in Tennessee, as a first step to campaigns across the South.
Posted inWorking in America
How Everything Changed at Volkswagen in Chattanooga
This union drive by the UAW looks very different from two other attempts in 2014 and 2019.
Posted inWorking in America
Potential Rail Worker Strike Caused by Erratic Scheduling
Workers must be constantly on call to work, making it impossible to live their lives.
Posted inWorking in America
New York Gov. Hochul’s Husband Works for Corporate Giant Accused of Union-Busting
William Hochul is general counsel of Delaware North, which fired union organizers at Yellowstone National Park.
Posted inWorking in America
Firings, Evictions, Broken Promises: How Yellowstone Tour Guides Are Building Momentum for Change
A giant federal contractor’s failure to abide by a settlement is building pressure for Biden to take action.
Posted inPolitics
Summer Lee’s Organizing Model Has Upended Pittsburgh
The state representative, who is in a high-profile congressional primary, has consistently challenged the old guard in her city.