Mike Elk
@mikeelk
Emmy-nominated labor reporter @PaydayReport often in 🇧🇷. Alum: @Guardian! Yinzer @UEunion fam. Autistic ⚾️ Jew. Falo Português e Pittsburghese. Melk@PaydayReport.com
Labor Notes has also smeared the UAW Federal Monitor without disclosing that their founder, Jane Slaughter, is on the board of a group funding Fain's re-election campaign. paydayreport.com/leaked-uaw-t...
@jacobinmagazin.bsky.social refused to disclose that their labor columnist Chris Brooks was forced to resign from the UAW for lying to union members & fabricating evidence against a union democracy activist. paydayreport.com/leaked-uaw-t...
Afghan veteran Teddy Daniels, who Platner mocked, was offended that Platner was able to blame so much on PTSD. paydayreport.com/watching-whe...
Platner bullied an Afghanistan vet, whose viral video of him crying for help while wounded, led to those of soldiers like Platner mocking his tactics. paydayreport.com/watching-whe...
Plot twist - I also sat next to Katie Glueck, the Zionist reporter who broke the NYT story on Platner, when we worked together at Politico in 2015. She never spoke to me..... Small journalism world
Despite all the larger political meanings, I live in African-American neighborhood the Hill District, where there is a great view of the fireworks and folks get intense with their own fireworks and I love it! Fog covering the fireworks made them look surreal this year!
struggled with Long Covid & muscle fatigue issues for years and couldn’t work out as much as I did before I got sick. Then, a year ago, I decided to start tracking my steps & It helped me to set goals & stay consistent Now, I’m averaging more than 10,000 steps a day (double a year ago)
How Citizens United changed everything in one chart www.citizen.org/article/corp...
When I watch Fox One app for World Cup, I get this blinking green screen cutting off the bottom. No other channel or app does this on my TV - any ideas on how to fix this?
A fantastic, foggy Pittsburgh morning, where the corporate names of the buildings are briefly (thank god) getting hidden by the beauty of Western PA fog!
lol the Irish have given this bar over to the Brazilians during the World Cup! Gotta love the Irish
Polling shows Lula’s push to shorten the work week helped him massively in the Brazilian presidential election prospect.org/2026/06/22/l...
My therapist remains me regularly that I beat the odds since I am still (under)employed as a crowdfunded reporter. Its been brutal paydayreport.com/8/
Our dog Jasper died unexpectedly of a heart attack - love to take sometime off but need to fundraise
Our family dog Jasper died suddenly of a heart attack this morning. Yesterday, he meet my dog Bash for the 1st time, played, had funny and was so happy. Jasper was such a loving dog. Through rough times, he was always there to give a hug and smile.
Boots Riley call for international worker solidarity in “I Love Boosters” is the most profound & creative call for worker action that I’ve ever seen represented on the big screen.
Philly sent me this photo correcting my fundraising page photo and donated $100. Said be wanted me to spend money on getting a new Phillies jacket
Finally, Chicago Dems delayed the phase-out of the tipped minimum wage for another 2 years. paydayreport.com/va-dem-gov-v...
LA Dems voted to delay $30 min wage for hotel & airport employees, passed as part of a deal to get $$$ for 2028 Olympics. Unions say they cowered to corporate threats paydayreport.com/va-dem-gov-v...
CO Dem Gov Jared Polis to veto bill that would repeal Colorado's hybrid "right-to-work" section. Unions in Colorado have to win union election & then a second union election with 75% for their workplaces to not fall under "right-to-work" rules. paydayreport.com/va-dem-gov-v...
Virginia Dems & unions passed a law granting collective bargaining rights to all state and municipal employees. Now, many are crying betrayal over Spanberger's veto. paydayreport.com/va-dem-gov-v...
A reader from Canada decided to donate an additional $50 with this great note