Today: September 19, 2024
Today: September 19, 2024

Latest From Robert Forrant, Professor of U.S. History and Labor Studies, UMass Lowell

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Trump and Harris, with starkly different records on labor issues, are both courting union voters

Union voters are particularly significant in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Nevada, three swing states where the share of voters who belong to unions is above average.

Trump and Harris, with starkly different records on labor issues, are both courting union voters
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Democratic Party’s embrace of organized labor in 2024 elections has long roots that had started to wither

Both sides took this marriage for granted until Southern Democrats, concerned that labor unions would organize Black workers across the South, joined pro-business Republican colleagues in Congress.

Democratic Party’s embrace of organized labor in 2024 elections has long roots that had started to wither

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