America is Hungry for Unions
America's workers are recognizing something fundamental: there is promise and power in coming together. Gallup just reported that two in three Americans approve of labor unions, the highest mark since 1965. Among adults under 34 and people of color, that approval is even higher: three in four support unions. This report should come as no surprise—unions have always been the most effective way for workers to speak in a collective voice.
America is hungry for unions, and this Labor Day, the Senate must heed our call and pass policies that protect our rights on the job.
Shortly before Labor Day and shortly after legendary labor leader Richard Trumka's unexpected death, I was honored to be elected to the number-two position in the AFL-CIO—the labor federation of 12.5 million members and 56 unions, including mine, the United Steelworkers. Under the leadership of newly elected President Liz Shuler, the first woman ever to hold that office, and Executive Vice President Tefere Gebre, we make up the most diverse team of officers in AFL-CIO history. We are committed to building a modern labor movement that gives every working person access to a good-paying union job.
I know firsthand what an incredible difference that job can make. My parents, Curtis and Odessa Redmond, were born to sharecroppers in the Mississippi Delta and made the Great Migration to Chicago in 1958. They came with very few belongings but a very strong desire to build a better life. While we had little money, my parents were rich in love, hope, faith and an unbreakable work ethic.
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