Stockholm Syndrome describes how hostages sometimes identify with their captors, believing cooperation or small concessions might spare them greater harm. In today’s labor movement, we see echoes of that same instinct. Too often we find ourselves nuzzling up to the very forces that are cutting us down, hoping to soften the blow. But it willContinue reading “Stockholm Syndrome and the Labor Movement”
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A Call to the Constitutional Conservatives of My Time
There was a time when Republicans prided themselves on being the party of the Constitution. A time when words like accountability, limited government, and fidelity to the rule of law meant more than party loyalty. The Republican Party I grew up with would never have tolerated, let alone celebrated, the abuses we now see fromContinue reading “A Call to the Constitutional Conservatives of My Time”
Labor Day Is Not a Holiday. It’s a Battle Cry.
Last year, 5,283 American workers were killed on the job. They died in fields and factories, in construction zones and warehouses, on highways and hospital floors. When you add work-related illnesses—cancers, respiratory diseases, long-term exposures—the toll soars to over 140,000 lives lost. That’s more than the population of a mid-sized American city, wiped out inContinue reading “Labor Day Is Not a Holiday. It’s a Battle Cry.”
Wake Up! This Is Not Normal, or Acceptable!
Imagine if President Barack Obama had governed the way our current president governs today. Picture him dismantling the federal workforce by executive order, stripping away civil service protections without a vote of Congress. Imagine him directing the Department of Justice to investigate and prosecute his political enemies, or attempting to fire members of the FederalContinue reading “Wake Up! This Is Not Normal, or Acceptable!”
Six Months In: The Labor Movement Stands Between Tyranny and Democracy
Six months into the 47th presidency, the American Labor Movement is being tested—not only in its strength, but in its identity. Are we merely negotiating wages and benefits, or are we fighting for the soul of a democratic society? The current administration has made its position crystal clear. More than 60 regulatory rollbacks have beenContinue reading “Six Months In: The Labor Movement Stands Between Tyranny and Democracy”
The Great Dismantling: How the 47th President Is Waging War on Knowledge, Labor, and Democracy
Let’s chat about smaller government, and bigger damage for a moment… The 47th President’s war on workers, educators, and civil servants isn’t about efficiency but eliminating resistance. Since returning to the office in January 2025, the 47th President has launched a sweeping effort to dismantle the very foundations of American civil society. The stated rationaleContinue reading “The Great Dismantling: How the 47th President Is Waging War on Knowledge, Labor, and Democracy”
The Tools That Made Us: A Tribute to Labor, Craft, and the Sacred Right to Build
Long before steel beams or silicon chips, before cities rose or engines turned, we learned to shape the world with six simple tools. The lever lets us lift the impossible. The wedge gave us the power to split wood, stone, and history. The wheel and axle carried us forward, first across fields, then across empires.Continue reading “The Tools That Made Us: A Tribute to Labor, Craft, and the Sacred Right to Build”
No REIGN Today!
Comments from The Cincinnati “NO KINGS” Rally 06-14-2025: Brothers. Sisters. Siblings. Friends of freedom— My name is Brian Griffin, and I am honored to stand before you here today as a leader in the American Labor Movement, because when democracy is under attack, working people don’t stay silent. We show up, we speak out, andContinue reading “No REIGN Today!”
Aspiring for a USA with a Labor Political Party: Bridging the Gap between Workers and Policy
What if we all lived in a United States, where the working class holds a powerful voice in the political arena, policies are crafted with their interests at the forefront, and social justice and equity are the cornerstones of governance. This vision comes to life with establishing a robust Labor Political Party dedicated to championingContinue reading “Aspiring for a USA with a Labor Political Party: Bridging the Gap between Workers and Policy”
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