Labor sector maintains political clout as 2020 presidential campaign heats up

Activists rally ahead of the Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court decision that dealt a blow to unions. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Following the 2016 presidential election, unions witnessed a barrage of attacks on the labor sector. Most notably, the Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling in Janus v. AFSCME gave public workers the choice to opt out of unions and not pay membership dues. Many labor organizers predicted the adoption of such “right-to-work” laws would be a death call for unions, which have…

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