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YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - 'Workers vs. Billionaires': Meet the latest union to take on the oligarchy

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America’s labor movement continues to mount a strong response to the open alliance between the White House and billionaire class. The latest: the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) has launched a “Workers vs. Billionaires” campaign across eight battleground states. IAM President Brian Bryant says workers are “just one healthcare emergency away from possibly becoming bankrupt.” Texas State Senator Taylor Rehmet– a machinist who flipped a district Trump carried– says the reason is simple: “People are really upset about the affordability crisis.”

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NYTIMES (Sally Goldenberg) - How a Labor Union Bested the Political Establishment in New York

The United Auto Workers has grown in size by opening its tent to workers in white-collar professions, and by adopting democratic socialist stances. But its growth has also led to political friction.

What have been the political consequences of the United Auto Workers' growth?
The growth of the United Auto Workers has led to political friction.
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What strategies has the United Auto Workers (UAW) used to increase its membership size?
The United Auto Workers has grown in size by opening its tent to workers in white-collar professions and by adopting democratic socialist stances.
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AXIOS (Andrew Pantazi) - A record 47% want stronger unions. Labor's challenge is turning support into power.

For only the second time in a quarter century, a majority of Republicans — 52% — approve of labor unions , according to a new Gallup poll . Why it matters: Despite Americans' rising approval , union membership remains near a modern low. Congress has repeatedly blocked labor's biggest priorities, and House Republicans are now investigating unions, even as their own voters approve of them. - Republicans' warmer feelings toward unions don't translate into wanting them to wield more power: 49% of Republicans want unions to have less influence, compared with just 19% who want them to have more. Data: Gallup Poll Social Series; Chart: Andrew Pantazi/Axios By the numbers: Overall, 71% of Americans approved of unions, tying the 2022 level.…

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NYTIMES (Jill Cowan and Mark Abramson for The New York Times) - After the Cesar Chavez Scandal, Can Johnny Itliong Restore His Father’s Activist Legacy?

Johnny Itliong says Cesar Chavez stole credit from his father, the farmworker activist Larry Itliong. For years, he has been trying to correct the record.

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NYTIMES (Chris Hippensteel and JoAnna Daemmrich) - May Day Protests Pushing for Worker Protections Expected Across the U.S.

Organizers have billed the events as a nationwide day of action to demand policies that put the interests of working people over those of the ultrawealthy.

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NYTIMES (Tim Arango and Ariana Drehsler) - After a Hero’s Fall, What to Do With the Art That Honored Him?

Artists who created public depictions of the civil rights icon Cesar Chavez have had revisit their works after revelations emerged of Mr. Chavez’s sexual abuse of girls in the movement.

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NYTIMES (Soumya Karlamangla, Jill Cowan and Orlando Mayorquín) - On What Was Once Chavez Day, Some Try to Highlight a Movement, Not a Man

The reconsideration of the legacy of Cesar Chavez after he was accused of abusing women and girls has led some to question the lionization of icons, when reality is so often a letdown.

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