Mike Elk

1 week ago | paydayreport.com | Mike Elk

In July of 2023, four months into UAW President Shawn Fain's first term, the UAW's Public Review Board ruled on an appeal by retired UAW member Frank Goeddeke that the UAW must release all minutes of its International Executive Board (IEB) meetings. Under the UAW's constitution, the union is required to release the meeting minutes after they have been reviewed by the UAW President's office, the legal office, and the Secretary-Treasurer's office.

4 weeks ago | paydayreport.com | Mike Elk

In the past week, many in the labor movement have been baffled by the UAW's support for Trump tariffs. Both the Machinists and Steelworkers opposed the tariffs, and Canadian union leaders denounced UAW President Shawn Fain for selling out international solidarity. The Trump Administration has repeatedly cited the UAW's support for the tariffs in justifying them, but UAW members are already beginning to suffer adversely from the tariffs.

1 month ago | paydayreport.com | Mike Elk

PITTSBURGH, PA - On Friday, my phone started blowing up with texts from local reporters about the death of infamous Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter Michael Fuoco, who was found dead in his home last Thursday. It was unclear why he died: toxicology tests are still being performed on Fuoco, who struggled with cocaine and drug addiction for many decades. When a local high school sports reporter dies, there's almost always some sort of obituary in a local media outlet.

1 month ago | paydayreport.com | Mike Elk

For decades, Western PA political operative Mike Mikus, who runs the Chartiers Group, has worked for unions including the Steelworkers, the Firefighters, and the local Allegheny-Fayette AFL-CIO.  As a result of heavy labor backing, he successfully led election efforts for conservative Democrats in Western PA including former Congressman Jason Altmire, former Congressman Mark Critz, and former Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald.

2 months ago | paydayreport.com | Mike Elk

The Brazilian film I'm Still Here, directed by Walter Salles, has taken American audiences by storm. It is the highest-grossing Brazilian film in the United States ever. The movie about the disappearance of Brazilian Congressman Rubens Paiva in 1970 during the dictatorship has won rave reviews and currently holds a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 97%. The film focuses on the effect that his disappearance had on his wife and children.