The Stand Up For Workers Blog

Election success in Maine can be deceptively challenging.  While outsiders are often most familiar with the winter sports resorts in the mountains or vacation hotspots along the coast (including Bath, where the Iron Works has long benefitted from incumbent Susan Collins’ clout), much of Maine is rural with many towns near the poverty line. Because of this, it’s critical for political candidates to adjust their messages to appeal to small farmers, itinerant loggers, and other agricultural workers, […]

Democratic socialism is having a moment in Democratic Party primaries in 2026. Zohran Mamdani was elected last fall to be mayor of New York City. He joins the more than 250 elected officials who have been endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Recently, five DSA endorsees have won Democratic primaries for House races […]

Psychological, sociological, and political science research shows that a constellation of personality characteristics leads people to prefer authoritarian political leaders; a result that may explain the strong loyalty of Trump voters. Factors like: unstable and increasing cost of living groundless, seemingly whimsical initiation of war and race-based, anti-minority policies may remain helpful rational issues but […]

Iowa Rep. Josh Turek tells a story about how he approaches voters, and he has a video to prove it. Turek has a lifelong disability as a result of spinal bifida. When he approaches a voter’s home, he climbs out of his wheelchair, scoots up the home’s steps, pulls the wheelchair behind him, places himself […]

Could Texas Might Be Headed Towards Change With James Talarico? Texas state representative James Talarico has taken a risky approach in his campaign for the U.S. Senate. That approach is to openly discuss, and to campaign, based on his religious beliefs. This year, a progressive campaign openly based on religious values may succeed, and it […]

Senior U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia is one of the first senate candidates  the SU4W PAC supported and is currently being considered for support again as he runs for re-election.  In his last election in 2020, Ossoff, along with junior Sen. Raphael Warnock, set new “firsts” for Georgia, as Ossoff was the first Jewish […]

Long before affordability powered Mikie Sherill, Abigail Spanberger and Zohran Momdani to election in November 2025, Sherrod Brown focused on working-class economic issues in the House and in the Senate. He has been a strong supporter of organized labor, and Sherrod and his wife Connie proudly drive union-made Jeeps manufactured in Toledo, Ohio. After noting […]

Democrat Chris Pappas, a candidate for the U.S. Senate for the New Hampshire seat being vacated by Sen. Jean Shaheen, has had an impressive political career thus far. He has kept to a moderate path on many issues, but his voting record on legislation supported by the Stand Up for Workers PAC and his near-100% […]

Former representative Mary Peltola has consistently proven that “working-class values” are more than just a campaign slogan. They are a way of life. As she officially launches her 2026 bid for the U.S. Senate, her campaign is gaining momentum as a champion for the people who keep Alaska running. The Stand Up For Workers PAC […]

By Paul H. Merry, SU4W Board Nearly 20% of U.S. businesses have cancelled efforts to improve diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) among their workforce since the latest presidential election, according to a recent report by Resume.org. In addition to this, approximately 1/5 of the 965 executives polled in the survey found their employee morale, performance […]