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Warner

By Erik Loomis

In General

On May 12, 2021

On most issues, we worry about two Democrats being awful and destroying progressive change for their own reasons--Joe Manchin and Krysten Sinema. But on labor issues, the problem is definitely not Manchin, although Sinema may still be a problem. It's Mark Warner, who is pretty...

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The Importance of the PRO Act

By Erik Loomis

On March 19, 2021

We need to understand just what the PRO Act would do and why it would be such a critical piece of legislation: In addition to overriding state right-to-work laws, the.

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Can the PRO Act Ease Green-Labor Tensions?

By Erik Loomis

On March 16, 2021

Much of my professional career has resolved around the tricky policy questions of building so-called blue-green alliances and undermining the tensions between the labor and environmental movements. As such, I.

The PRO Act

By Erik Loomis

In General

On February 28, 2021

While I am skeptical that Democrats will really prioritize pro-labor bills before literally every other part of their agenda (hello Virginia legislature!), it's important that what is at the top of the labor priority list is a lot more advanced than the card-check priority of...