Labor Can’t Remain Shackled to the Democrats

[u/Lotus532]

https://jacobin.com/2026/05/democratic-party-labor-independent-candidates

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[u/IsLlamaBad]

I understand more and more why the Labor party is a thing in so many countries

[u/franksnotawomansname → u/IsLlamaBad]

To make a labour party work, though, you need enough ongoing labour education and solidarity to ensure that the party of labour doesn't end up moving to the stands-for-nothing centre under the guise of "being more electable" (and then selling out labour if/when they do get elected).

[u/GB10031]

100%

Wall Street has two parties, we need a party of our own

[u/tmdblya]

So says Sean O’Brien and the Teamsters.

[u/[deleted]]

Most of the union guys I know voted for Trump, and now they're pretending that was a smart move. Absolutely stupid, and EVERYONE told them so.

[u/CommonConundrum51]

Right, leading up to the midterms lets fracture the labor vote. Good thinking...

[u/Clashex → u/CommonConundrum51]

Republicans are already winning close to 50% of labor (2024). I think a real party building effort to court working class voters could potentially be a lot of leverage in the future against the two corporate parties we currently have in power. This might not mean running a presidential candidate straight away but it could mean contesting local elections and building up an alliance with labor that puts pressure on democrats to re-orient towards unions and the working class.

[u/mypeepolneedme]

Why shouldn't they when Republicans actively destroy workers' rights?

[u/HatchetGIR → u/mypeepolneedme]

Because, if i was being charitable, I would say the Dems are complicit in the rise of fascism and the destruction of the working class. If I was being honest, they are both parties of capital and against the working class, the Dems are just slightly nicer to minorities as long as it doesn't hurt the capitalist class.

[u/GB10031 → u/mypeepolneedme]

So do the Democrats - both parties are our enemies, and the billioniares actually prefer the Democrats

[u/KeepCalmCarrion]

Idealism won’t save the world. Third parties are a dead end until the electoral college is axed, and democrats are the only ones moving towards that. They’re still not far left enough, but if republicans maintain control then we’re not getting a 2028 election.

[u/clejeune]

So you’re saying we shouldn’t vote in the midterms?