Overview

• Ken Martin, the new DNC chair, has committed to making union workers and labor leaders central to the Democratic Party's strategy moving forward.
• Martin's first trip as DNC chair includes stops in key states like Pennsylvania, Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Missouri to engage with working-class voters and union members.
• The Democratic Party is seeking to recover from significant losses in the 2024 elections, where Republicans made notable gains among working-class voters, including union households.
• Martin criticized President Trump's second-term policies, which he claims undermine worker protections, unions, and collective bargaining rights while favoring billionaires and corporations.
• The DNC aims to reestablish itself as the party of the working class, addressing perceptions of elitism and emphasizing its commitment to 'kitchen-table issues' affecting American families.