Brandon Chew

Michigan

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SMART union demands return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, worker illegally deported by Trump

1 week ago | peoplesworld.org | Brandon Chew

The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers (SMART) is calling on Americans to contact their representatives and senators to demand the Trump administration facilitate the immediate return of a Maryland man wrongfully deported to El Salvador. Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Salvadorian national legally living in the U.S. with no criminal record, was arrested by ICE agents in Baltimore last month on accusations of being an MS-13 gang member.
UAW President Fain calls for a movement that puts the working class first

1 week ago | peoplesworld.org | Brandon Chew

DETROIT – United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain declared last night that while his union supports some use of tariffs in the auto and other industries he opposes most of the Trump agenda for its harmfulness to workers. He said that the pain caused by anti-worker policies over the years was at least, in part, channeled into support for Trump by many of those hurt by those policies and that what is really needed are policies that put workers first.
Hands Off protest draws 30,000 in Chicago

2 weeks ago | peoplesworld.org | Brandon Chew

Tens of thousands of people gathered in downtown Chicago to protest against President Donald Trump and his senior advisor Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and the richest person on earth. It was one of 1,300 “Hands Off!” demonstrations held across the U.S. Saturday.
Trump cuts Smithsonian funding over “improper ideology”

3 weeks ago | peoplesworld.org | Brandon Chew

Republican President Donald Trump intends to make changes at the Smithsonian Institution through an executive order that targets funding for programs he says amount to “improper ideology.” In a March 27 executive order, Trump claimed there has been a “concerted and widespread effort” over the past decade to rewrite U.S. history by replacing “facts with a distorted narrative driven by ideology rather than truth.” He said this “revisionist movement” casts the country’s “founding principles” in...
‘Fight like hell!’: Chicago postal workers rally against plans to privatize USPS

1 month ago | peoplesworld.org | Brandon Chew

CHICAGO–Union postal workers gathered at Federal Plaza in Chicago to denounce the Trump administration’s reported plans to strip the U.S. Postal Service of its independent status, as well to condemn calls from Elon Musk to privatize the agency. It was one of the several “Fight Like Hell!” rallies organized across the country Sunday by the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC).
Workers join repaid response network to fight “billionaire coup”

1 month ago | peoplesworld.org | Brandon Chew |Mark Gruenberg

An estimated 65,000 people tuned in to an evening webinar on March 13 where multiple unions and their allies raised awareness on how working-class people can help protect public services and civil servants in their communities fight back against the chainsaw cutting of jobs and programs by Republican President Donald Trump and his handler, multibillionaire Elon Musk. Participants detailed the latest attacks against federal workers by Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
After calling Palestine solidarity protesters antisemitic, ADL defends Musk’s Nazi salute

Jan 21, 2025 | peoplesworld.org | Brandon Chew

The Anti-Defamation League, an organization with a stated mission of fighting against “all forms of antisemitism and bias,” defended Elon Musk after the billionaire made a Nazi-style gesture amid celebrations of President Donald Trump’s inauguration. The ADL’s defense of Musk has led some, including Jewish Voice for Peace and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., to question the organization’s reputability as an consistent opponent of antisemitism.
Bellaire man sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting minor relative

Nov 4, 2024 | wwmt.com | Brandon Chew

(WPBN/WGTU) -- An Antrim County man was sentenced to prison Monday for sexually assaulting a family relative over an 8-year period when she was a child. John Hendrickson, 59, of Bellaire, was sentenced to serve between 17 and 40 years in prison after he pleaded no contest to four counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Hendrickson was charged in January after it was alleged he repeatedly sexually assaulted a family relative from 1999 to 2007, when she was between the ages of 9 and 15.
Farwell pastor charged with criminal sexual conduct against juvenile

Nov 4, 2024 | upnorthlive.com | Brandon Chew

CLARE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- A Farwell pastor could face up to 15 years in prison if is he convicted of committing sex crimes against a minor. An investigation began on March 5, 2024, into alleged crimes that Harold Cole, Jr., committed against a juvenile male, according to the Clare County Sheriff's Office. "The victim, who lived out of state reported the incident to authorities where he resides," the sheriff's office said in a statement.
Man dead from suicide after fleeing from law enforcement in Alpena

Nov 2, 2024 | upnorthlive.com | Brandon Chew

*If you or someone you know is experiencing thoughts of suicide, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is available 24/7 by dialing 988.*ALPENA, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- A man is dead from suicide after he fled on foot from a traffic stop in Alpena. At 2:38 p.m. Saturday, dispatchers alerted law enforcement to "be on the lookout for a reckless driver," the Alpena Police Department said in a statement. The vehicle was later located near McRae Park and a traffic stop was attempted.