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UFCW President Stepping Down, Successor To Be Appointed This Week

Lisa Xu Labor Notes
United Food and Commercial Workers President Mark Perrone is expected to announce his retirement this week. The reform organization Essential Workers for Democracy (EW4D) is pushing for a transparent and democratic process to choose a successor.

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Democrats Learned To Love Class Dealignment

Neal Meyer Jacobin
The neoliberal economic program embraced by the Clinton-era Democratic Party alienated many working-class voters. Democrats responded by reorienting their electoral strategy toward professional-class voters, accelerating workers’ departure

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‘DOGE Already Happened in Chicago’

Michaela Brant The Progressive
The president of the Chicago Teachers Union spoke to The Progressive about the union’s new contract that will protect Chicago educators and students from the threats of the Trump Administration.

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America’s Labor Unions Are Souring on Trump

Steven Greenhouse The Guardian
A new AFL-CIO poll found that a majority of union members say the country is moving in the wrong direction, with many complaining that Trump has done nothing to reduce inflation.

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Labor Goes All In for Abrego Garcia

Adrian Carrasquillo The Bulwark
AFL-CIO President Liz Schuler condemned President Donald Trump's deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and described the unlawful overreach as an attack on all workers.

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May Day Follow Up

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