Contrarians Fight for & Celebrate! Unions
AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler on why Labor Day is more important than ever
As we approach Labor Day on Monday, Jen was joined by Liz Shuler to discuss how the working class feels abandoned in Trump’s America, how the labor movement is holding strong despite constant attacks, and how we can build an aspirational economic future. "This has been the most hostile administration to workers in our lifetimes."
Trump is not the labor president he claims to be
Dan Koh dispelled Trump’s self-mythologizing as a champion of workers: "Trump’s words pick up cheers; his policies dismantle protections. Praise for unions paired with union-crushing ultimatums. Job-creation rhetoric married to deep cuts in job training. Miner flattery coupled with health program decimation."
The One Single, Proven Constraint on Oligarchy and Autocracy
From Poland to South Africa to the United States, Michael Podhorzer explained, unions have been the most effective check on oligarchs and autocrats. And if we want to save democracy, we start by rebuilding them. “There are no shortcuts or workarounds.”
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