TikTok on Payday’s Reporting Gets 21,000 Likes in Brasil, But Blocked by Trump Regs in U.S.
TikToks made in Brasil are now banned under new rules implemented by the Trump Administration.
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Mike Elk
Mike Elk is an Emmy-nominated labor reporter. He founded Payday Report using his NLRB settlement from being illegally fired in the union drive at Politico in 2015. Email him at melk@paydayreport.com
Chattanooga VW Workers Win 20% Raise & Profit-Sharing - Brazilian-Owned Meatpacking Plant in Colorado Votes to Strike w/ 99% - BYU Students Protest Border Patrol Recruitment
The union hopes that the victory will help them win other campaigns across the South.
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Brazilian Federal Police Detained Melk, But Released Him After Lecture on Immigration Policies
The Brazilian federal police officer immediately started joking with me, “What do you think, we were gonna throw you in jail? We’re not ICE, we’re Brazilians.”
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Jacobin’s New Columnist Chris Brooks Doesn’t Disclose Corruption Charges that Led to His Ouster from UAW
Not only was Brooks ousted from office, but court documents filed in federal court revealed that he repeatedly lied to the union members about efforts to purge union democracy activists.
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Labor Leaders Warm to General Strike Nationwide on May 1st
Following the success of the Minnesota General Strike and the January 30th Shutdown, labor leaders are warming towards a General Strike on May 1st.
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