Blue Collar Caucus

This article is about the caucus in the American Democratic Party. For the British caucus of a similar name, see Blue Collar Conservativism.

Blue Collar Caucus
Co-Chairs	Brendan Boyle Marc Veasey
Founded	December 1, 2016;8 years ago (2016-12-01) [1] [2] [3] [4]
Ideology	Progressivism [5] Keynesianism [6]
National affiliation	Democratic Party
Colors	Electric blue
Seats in the House	45 / 435
Seats in the House Democratic Caucus	45 / 220
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The Blue Collar Caucus is a United States Democratic Party congressional caucus that advocates for labor and working class priorities. It was founded in 2016 to focus the Democratic Party on blue-collar issues. ^[3] The caucus is considered economically progressive. ^[7] According to the founders of the Blue Collar Caucus, its goal is to re-orient the Democratic Party to focus on issues such as trade unions, wage stagnation, offshoring and job insecurity, especially in case of manufacturing and building workers. ^[8]

Miscellaneous

In March 2018, Joe Biden met with the Caucus to discuss 2018 midterm campaigning. ^{[9] [10]}

See also

• Congressional Progressive Caucus
• Labor Caucus (United States)
• Reagan Democrat

References

1. Jordan, Chuck (11 October 2017). "It's time to rebuild the American Dream".
2. "Boyle and Veasey form "Blue Collar Caucus" in Congress". 1 December 2016.
3. "Can Democrats win back the blue-collar voters that flipped to Trump?". Archived from the original on 2018-04-18.
4. "Boyle Launches Blue Collar Caucus - Philadelphia Public Record". www.phillyrecord.com.
5. Mike Cowburn; Rebecca Kerr (2022). "Inclusivity and Centralisation of Candidate Selectorates: Factional Consequences for Centre-Left Parties in Germany, England, and the United States" (PDF). Political Research Quarterly. SAGE Publications: 299. doi:10.1177/10659129221081213. - Listed as progressive wing of the Democratic Party, together with the Congressional Progressive Caucus and Medicare for All Caucus.
6. Velasco e Cruz, Sebastião C.; P. Bojikian, Neusa Maria (2021). De Trump a Biden: Partidos, políticas, eleições e perspectivas (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Editora Unesp. p. 41. ISBN   9786557110850. Blue Collar Caucus, caracterizado por uma pauta trabalhista e agenda keynesiana;
7. Mike Cowburn; Rebecca Kerr (2022). "Inclusivity and Centralisation of Candidate Selectorates: Factional Consequences for Centre-Left Parties in Germany, England, and the United States" (PDF). Political Research Quarterly. SAGE Publications: 299. doi:10.1177/10659129221081213.
8. "Reviving Local News: Leaders in the Movement to Preserve and Protect Democracy". 14 March 2022.
9. "Biden meets with 'Blue Collar' Democrats on the Hill - GantNews.com". gantdaily.com. 21 March 2018.
10. "Blue Collar Caucus Hosts Vice President Joe Biden". 21 March 2018.

External links

• Blue Collar Caucus on Twitter