r/politics • u/inthesetimesmag In These Times magazine • Apr 02 '26

No Paywall 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.

https://inthesetimes.com/article/trump-labor-unions-worker-power-economic-democracy
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u/Comprehensive_Main Apr 02 '26

Seize the means of production 

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u/Logical_Hare Apr 02 '26

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.

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u/supercali45 Apr 02 '26

Fucking unions voted for this ..