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August 6, 2024
Paige Oamek
Kamala’s V.P. Pick Sparks Major Endorsements That Should Scare Trump
Kamala Harris choosing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate has triggered an outpouring of support from labor unions.
November 10, 2022
Timothy Noah
The Democrats Lost Some Working-Class Support in the Midterms
The slippage is among nonwhite voters. But don’t despair: Union households, after stumbling in 2016, got back their Democratic mojo.
May 24, 2022
Timothy Noah
We Need an Asia Trade Agreement, and Biden Just Took a Small Step Toward Getting One
China is trying to shut U.S. companies out of Southeast Asia. We can’t let that happen.
September 7, 2020
Kim Kelly
The Future of Labor Is Growing in South Dakota
Kooper Caraway, the head of the state’s AFL-CIO, is done with thinking small.
September 4, 2020
Magazine
Steven Greenhouse
A Bold New Plan to Turn the Rust Belt Blue
A well-funded Democratic group is wooing former union members whom liberals have long ignored.
August 5, 2020
Magazine
Kim Kelly
The AFL-CIO’s Untenable Stance on Cops
A power struggle over police unions rattles the heart of the American labor movement.
May 13, 2019
Kim Kelly
Sara Nelson’s Art of War
The flight attendant union leader knows how to strike fear in the heart of bosses—and not just in the airline industry.
October 6, 2017
Magazine
Justin Miller
Battle of the Plutocrats
Why are Democrats backing a billionaire venture capitalist in one of 2018's most critical races?
October 28, 2015
Gwyneth Kelly
Hillary Clinton Isn't the Only One Fighting for Paid Leave
June 5, 2015
Richard Yeselson
Gawker’s Idealism Is Exactly What the Labor Movement Needs
September 1, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Happy Labor Day. Are Unions Dead?
An interview with Rich Yeselson, labor strategist and expert
April 21, 2014
Nora Caplan-Bricker
What It Will Take for Obama to Satisfy His Immigration Critics
May 13, 2013
Michael Kazin
How Labor Learned to Love Immigration
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