Mike Elk - In These Times

Mike Elk wrote for In These Times and its labor blog, Working In These Times, from 2010 to 2014. He is currently a labor reporter at Politico.

Mike Elk is a Pittsburgh native and labor journalist whose investigative work has been cited on the front page of the New York Times and debated by Whoopi Goldberg and Barbara Walters on ABC’s The View. Elk won a Sidney Award for his coverage of how corporations crafted legislation to exempt prison labor from U.S. minimum wage laws. A frequent guest on MSNBC and Democracy Now!, Elk has also written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, Reuters and The Nation.

He lives in Washington, D.C. but is often on the road. From the Wisconsin State Capitol to the clubhouses of Major League Baseball to the fried chicken joints of Chattanooga, Tenn., Elk has been there to get the inside scoop.

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ILWU’s Militant Defense of West Coast Turf Pays Off With Longview Victory

White House Delays Another Workplace Rule That Could Save Lives

Inspector General Finds GOP NLRB Member Sought Work With Anti-Union Law Firm

Canada’s Labor Movement Digs in for ‘PATCO Equivalent,’ as Lockouts Drag On

With Cablevision Victory, CWA Wins Toehold in Cable TV Industry

Did Warren Buffet-Owned Company’s Prison-Made Product Break U.S. Law?

State of the Union Address Barely Mentions Unions

Is OSHA Getting Tougher? For 2nd Time Ever, Federal Agency Pushes Company-Wide Settlement

Trumka Voices ‘Dissent’ From Obama’s Corporate-Backed Jobs Council Report

Some Unions Support SOPA, But Would Anti-Piracy Bill Hurt or Help Workers?

AFL-CIO’s Trumka Acknowledges Labor’s Divisions Over Keystone Pipeline

Wonk Bloggers and the Vanishing Voices of Workers

Why Did Rick Santorum Flip-Flop on National ‘Right to Work’ Law?

Workers Have Right to Class-Action Lawsuits Against Bosses: NLRB

NUHW Goes National, Winning Union Elections in Michigan

Labor Department to Review OSHA’s Voluntary Workplace Safety Program

Obama Makes Recess Appointments to NLRB. Is It Enough for AFL-CIO Endorsement?

Ron Paul Would Allow ‘Open Season’ on Union Organizers

Class War at the Gray Lady? New York Times Gives Millions to CEO While Pushing Concessions on Union

Union: Media’s Portrayal of TSA Employees Has Hurt Our Bargaining Power

New NLRB Rule May Be High-Water Mark for Obama-Era Labor Reform

Flight Attendants Vote to ‘Keep it Virgin’—and Transport Workers Union Cries Foul

Solidarity Inaction: Railroad Workers and the Occupy Movement

Keeping Kids Out of Silo Deathtraps: Labor Dept. on Verge of Rule Change

Obama Nominates Two to NLRB. Will GOP Block Them and Grind Agency to Halt?

My Cop Roommate, and the Future of the Occupy Movement

After Hershey Scandal, State Dept. to Review Work Visa Program—But Advocates Want More

Solidarity Divided: Occupy Protesters Shut Down Ports Without Union’s Support

Under Cloud of Bankruptcy, CWA Will Try (Again) to Unionize American Airlines Workers

Massey Mine Explosion Settlement Doesn’t Address Basic Problem: Company’s Anti-Unionism

Under Pressure From Congress, Railroad Workers Union Accepts Concessions

Steelworkers Union: Cooper Locked Us Out After We Boosted Company Profits

US Labor Leaders Have “Stockholm Syndrome”

Crazy Day at NLRB: Shutdown Averted, Boeing Case Settled

Congressman Calls for Investigation Into Potential NLRB Shutdown

SEIU Endorses Obama Without Members’ Approval

Will GOP NLRB Member Resign to Shut Down Labor Agency?

Is the Federal Government Helping to Bust Unions?

Defense contractor Honeywell pushed concessions onto striking workers—and unions say Washington supported the company behind the scenes.

What Can Labor Learn?

It won't be easy for union leaders to accept the Occupy movement's most important lesson.

Fightin’ Words: Docs Show Senator Tried to Intimidate NLRB to Block Boeing Ruling

Presidential Commission Recommends Concessions for Railroad Workers

Where Does President Obama Stand on the Verizon Struggle?

Denver’s School Board Battles

The city's Public Schools Board election was flooded with outside money—and could be a model for pro-charter, anti-union 'reformers.'

Alabama Immigration Law May Soon Test Union Solidarity

Ernest Hemingway, Labor Journalist?

Union Leader Praises GOP Probe of Jobs Council Companies’ Healthcare Records

Can Nontraditional Labor Orgs Really Represent Workers?

Bold Action Isn’t Always Best—at Least at First

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