'If Democrats don’t offer more than rhetoric and unfulfilled promises to union workers, they are going to be in for a rude awakening,' writes _rotimia. 'Those voters will either stay home, or as many did during the 2020 election, vote for Republicans.'
But when Democrats show up to rural communities to stand with union workers, good things happen. For instance, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanderswith striking union coal workers in Alabama, who were fighting against private equity firms that were cutting their benefits and salaries. Some of these workers typically vote Republican, like Riley Hughlett, a participant in the strike. Hughlett told NPR he wasthat Sanders raised money for their strike fund.
Rural union workers are open to hearing Democrats out, but if they don’t produce results for union workers, they’ll make no electoralin rural communities. As Republicans continue to push anti-labor propaganda in these places, arguing that Democrats only care about people living in “blue cities”, any lack of results will be interpreted by rural union workers as apathy, at best.
To ensure that union support for Democrats in the midterms is not only guaranteed—but also to bring in new vital voters—President Biden needs to show results. The administration must work with Congress to sign the PRO Act into law and implement, by executive order,
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