In closely contested House and Senate races, even a small shift in union votes could influence the outcome.
- Professor of U.S. History and Labor Studies, UMass Lowell
The Ludlow strike was one of the most bitter and violent in U.S. labor history.
US workers in general are finding themselves in an increasingly precarious position.
Union voters are particularly significant in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Nevada, three swing states where the share of voters who belong to unions is above average.
Both sides took this marriage for granted until Southern Democrats, concerned that labor unions would organize Black workers across the South, joined pro-business Republican colleagues in Congress.
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