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Resisting Trumpism Can Revive the U.S. Labor Movement: The array of attacks on democracy and workers’ rights present an opportunity to expand labor’s power—if unions are willing to seize it.

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Resisting Trumpism Can Revive the U.S. Labor Movement

The array of attacks on democracy and workers’ rights present an opportunity to expand labor’s power—if unions are willing to seize it.

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Comprehensive_Main Apr 2, 2026 +3

Seize the means of production

Logical_Hare Apr 2, 2026 +2

Unions are not willing. Biden was the most pro-union president in history, and a surprising number of labour unions nonetheless endorsed Trump. Unions are important and needed structures, but the labour movement did itself no favours in the last elections. Democrats would be wise to be wary of their fickle support.

supercali45 Apr 2, 2026

F****** unions voted for this ..

Resisting Trumpism Can Revive the U.S. Labor Movement: The array of attacks on democracy and workers’ rights present an opportunity to expand labor’s power—if unions are willing to seize it.

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