Revenge of the labor movement: Democrats with union backgrounds aim to retake Congress
Summary
More than 30 candidates with experience in labor unions are running for seats in the US Congress in the 2024 elections, mostly as Democrats. These candidates emphasize issues important to working-class voters and are seen as likely to win key races, helping to rebuild support for the Democratic Party among labor groups.Key Facts
- Over 30 candidates for the House and Senate have backgrounds as union members or representatives.
- Most of these candidates are Democrats, with some independents.
- Union candidates focus on affordability and worker-related issues in their campaigns.
- Studies show working-class voters prefer candidates with working-class jobs by about 6 percentage points.
- Union candidates talk about pro-worker topics 159% more than non-union candidates.
- Only 8-14% of Democratic and 5-8% of Republican congressional candidates have working-class backgrounds.
- Gallup polls show 68% of Americans approved labor unions in 2025, despite union membership falling to 10%.
- President Donald Trump resigned from the Screen Actors Guild union in 2021 and did not attract most union voters in 2024.
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