The International Longshoremen’s Association walked off the job on October 1, dockworkers from Maine to Texas hitting the picket lines. The last time the ILA went on strike was in 1977. It took seven weeks to reach a settlement. The Biden administration (don’t forget that Joe Biden walked the picket line with striking auto workers) was able to help both sides reach an agreement in three days. Who’s the deal maker now? As the election draws ever closer, it’s important to remember whose side the presidential candidates are on. Julie Su, acting Labor Secretary said, “Over the last week and more, I have spent hours on the phone and in meetings with the parties urging them to find a way to a fair contract.” As the former president hides in his happy places in Butler PA and Fox News, let’s remember in 2023, the AFL-CIO noted in a press release, “Former President Trump spent four years in office weakening unions and working people while pushing tax giveaways to the wealthiest among us. He stacked the courts with judges who want to roll back our rights on the job." As the former president seeks to soothe his ego in Butler, PA, he will be joined by Elon Musk. The United Auto Workers filed federal labor charges against the former president and Elon Musk for publicly applauding the practice of firing employees who threaten to strike. Said Trump, “I won’t mention the name of the company, but they go on strike and you say, you’re all gone. You’re all gone.” So here’s the deal. Trump is not on our side. He is not on the side of labor, of workers, of the common man or woman trying to get ahead. It is time to vote; to vote him off the island, to purge us of this threat of the former president and his musky followers. Make them irrelevant. Their way is anti-labor, anti-middle class, anti-you and me. It is all for one, and that one ain’t us. November 5 is coming. The future is in your hands. Your mission….is to VOTE.