Unions Seize Midterms 'Hot Moment' to Rebuild, Support Democrats

When a union campaign worker knocked on Michael Perry’s door in North Philadelphia on a recent afternoon, the 40-year-old seemed disinterested.

But when organizer Timothy Freeman of Unite Here asked if anyone in the house was looking for a job, Perry’s mood shifted.

“I actually do know a few people who need some jobs,” said Perry, who runs his own trucking business and doesn’t identify as a Democrat or Republican.

Freeman shared a QR code with Perry that led to a sign-up page for the labor union’s hospitality worker training program—and the guarantees of placement in a union job.

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