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  • 1 week ago | paydayreport.com | Mike Elk

    Earlier this week, the UAW federal monitor’s report presented shocking details on how UAW President Shawn Fain had purged dissidents in his ranks. (See our story “UAW Prez Threatened to “Slit the Throats” of Critics as He Pushed No-Bid Contracts with DC Firms”)The report paints a troubling picture about how UAW Secretary-Treasurer Margaret Mock was demoted from her responsibilities overseeing 11 departments within the UAW.

  • 1 week ago | paydayreport.com | Mike Elk

    In late 2023, in a meeting with over 300 UAW staffers present, UAW President Shawn Fain asked his half-dozen top staffers, including UAW Chief of Staff Chris Brooks and UAW Communications Director Jonah Furman, to go to the front of the room. He then pointed to them and declared, “If anyone ever messes with them, I will slit their fucking throats.” The shocking revelation came out as part of a 94-page status report provided by the federal monitor of the UAW, Neil Barofsky.

  • 4 weeks ago | newsfromthestates.com | Mike Elk

    In his six years helping run the Casa San José Bail Fund, Guillermo Perez says lately, he has been attending more ICE bail hearings and helping getting more undocumented immigrants out of detention than ever. “People are scared right now, immigrants are being attacked like never before,” said Perez, an immigration activist and retired Steelworkers union organizer. In late April, in Beaver County, 1942 Tequilas and Tacos.

  • 4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Mike Elk

    Activists protest the agenda of President  Donald Trump during a rally near the water tower on the Magnificent Mile on Jan. 25, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)In his six years helping run the Casa San José Bail Fund, Guillermo Perez says lately, he has been attending more ICE bail hearings and helping getting more undocumented immigrants out of detention than ever.

  • 1 month ago | paydayreport.com | Mike Elk

    The following research was first presented at the National Baseball Hall of Fame by Emmy-nominated labor reporter Mike Elk as part of the 36th annual Symposium on Baseball and American Culture. It is the result of more than two years of work.

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Mike Elk (Mike Elk on Bluesky - Moving There)
Mike Elk (Mike Elk on Bluesky - Moving There) @MikeElk
10 Jun 25

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Mike Elk (Mike Elk on Bluesky - Moving There)
Mike Elk (Mike Elk on Bluesky - Moving There) @MikeElk
9 Jun 25

Bolsonaro begins to receive judgement in coup case

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Gabriela Biló @gabrielabilo1

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Mike Elk (Mike Elk on Bluesky - Moving There)
Mike Elk (Mike Elk on Bluesky - Moving There) @MikeElk
9 Jun 25

RT @JamesQueallyLAT: Proof it’s an L.A. protest. https://t.co/iLMRYIcsyl