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-ChairsBrendan Boyle
Marc Veasey
FoundedDecember 1, 2016; 7 years ago (2016-12-01)[1][2][3][4]
IdeologyProgressivism[5]
Keynesianism[6]
National affiliationDemocratic Party
Colors  Electric blue
Seats in the House
45 / 435
Seats in the House Democratic Caucus
45 / 220

The Blue Collar Caucus was 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 was considered economically progressive.[7] According to the founders of the Blue Collar Caucus, its goal was 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]

  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. ^ a b "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.