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Mike Elk

Founder, PaydayReport.com

Mike Elk is the founder of Payday Report, a crowdfunded labor publication established in 2016. A protege of the late Bill Greider, Elk previously worked as a labor reporter at the Guardian and POLITICO. He lives in his hometown of Pittsburgh.

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics Counted Only Eight Strikes in 2020, Payday Report Counted 1,200

Article By Clarissa A. Leon and Mike Elk | Jul 13, 2021

In the era of COVID and digital movements, strikes look radically different from traditional labor strikes