Going viral doesn't happen by chance.
The reality of powerful paid organizing behind media promotion.
What we see and hear about is controlled by often invisible forms of gatekeeping.
“It’s strike day 2 and we are angry and determined to make this place better for staff organizers and the members we organize alongside. Cut our pay, cut our healthcare, we are not going away.”
Given the high-profile media attention on UAW President Shawn Fain and the fact that the strike is occurring in the media hub of New York City, you would think every labor reporter in the country would be covering this. However, outside of Payday Report, no other labor reporter or labor publication has covered the strike.
So, why would so many labor journalists ignore this story of hypocrisy by UAW President Shawn Fain? They need the social media engine of the UAW in order to make their work go viral.
This makes you wonder… if they can hush this, and boost that, what could be actually accomplished if they really wanted to?