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Labor votes: Discontent will accompany blue‑collar voters to the polls in the midterms

By Robert Forrant, Professor of U.S. History and Labor Studies, UMass Lowell

When union workers and their families gather this Labor Day, some may ponder Ronald Reagan’s memorable refrain, “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?”

All workers – unionized or not – are dealing with higher prices for food and gasoline.

For America’s unionized workforce, the overall state of the economy is bleak.

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