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Forge a Coalition with Labor

Despite some progressives’ reservations about Kerry, he has committed himself to a wide swath of labor’s agenda

By David Moberg

George Bush has been no friend of workers. He has mis-managed the economy, attacked workers’ rights on the job, redistributed income to the wealthy, engaged in an illegitimate war in Iraq, and offered deeply flawed plans for health care, education, Social Security and other major government programs. In short, Bush is waging a war at home on American workers. Bad… return to article

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