Summary

Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign failed to connect with low-income workers due to a perceived lack of listening, according to AFL-CIO, the largest federation of labor unions in the US.

While union members largely supported Harris, many low-income voters backed Trump, swayed by his messaging on economic insecurity.

Despite Biden’s pro-labor policies, including infrastructure investments, the AFL-CIO now faces challenges under a likely Trump presidency.

AFL-CIO emphasized labor unions’ resilience and commitment to fighting rollbacks while advancing organizing efforts.

With public approval for unions at a near 60-year high, the labor movement plans both defensive and offensive strategies to protect workers.

    • TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world
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      7 days ago

      They need to find a way to silence the Republicans, then. They need to ensure that people are only getting the right message.

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        This is why Republicans are attacking education, pressuring news companies into only presenting them positively and attacking their opposition (“here’s why Biden’s successes are bad for Biden”), attacking tech companies to pressure them into allowing their disinformation to spread, etc. They’re “playing the refs”.