By Niki Kelly | Editor-in-Chief
The team is off today spending it with family and friends, but we didn’t want to leave you completely hanging.
I found this interesting piece on The Conversation about how labor might impact the midterms.
We will be back at full strength tomorrow.
U.S. President Donald Trump greets retired UAW auto worker Brian Pannebecker while speaking at General Motors’ Milford Proving Grounds on July 27, 2026 in Milford, Michigan. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Labor votes: Discontent will accompany blue‑collar voters to the polls in the midterms
By Robert Forrant
When union workers and their families gather this Labor Day, some may ponder Ronald Reagan’s memorable refrain, “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?”
All workers – unionized or not – are dealing with higher prices for food and gasoline.
As a labor studies scholar, I believe weariness and wariness will accompany blue-collar voters to the polls in November. As such, the candidates who have practical ideas for turning the economy around and exhibit empathy for Americans worried about how to pay their bills could receive the bulk of the union vote.
(Tenor)
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